The New Zealand government is in charge of monitoring all levels of food safety compliance nationwide. The primary legislation for governing food safety is is the Food Act 2014. It is administrated by the Ministry for Primary Industries. Furthermore, the Food Standards Australia New Zealand develops food standards after consulting with other gov...

In 2014, major amendments were made to the 1984 Food Act. The changes established that all food businesses were required to adhere to a national food programme. This ruling was fundamental in changing how food enterprises nationwide conducted food safety compliance. It meant that all business owners were made accountable for the compliance of th...