date:Apr 25, 2014
y and assurance regime.
The council will provide a valuable sounding board for new ideas and contribute to raising consumer and market confidence in New Zealand's food.
MPI will provide NZ$250,000 per year for the Food Safety Assurance Advisory Council, while it will report to director-general after each quarterly meeting and provide an annual report to him.
New Zealand Food Safety Minister Nikki Kaye said the council will have up to six members skilled in fields such as food regulation, publ