Read the latest email from the Commerce Commission’s Grocery team on the Grocery Code grace period ending View this email in your browser Tēnā koe Today, 28 March 2024, the grace period for the Grocery Supply Code comes to an end. This means that regulated grocery...
Heart Foundation supports food companies to remove tonnes of sugar from staple low-cost foods The Heart Foundation helps reduce sugar in staple foods – via the Heart Foundation The Heart Foundation’s Food Reformulation programme has had a significant impact on...
Over 250 NZ-made products have been recognised for their quality, receiving medals in the 2024 Outstanding Food Producer Awards. The tally was 137 Gold; 76 silver and 48 bronze from a remarkable 355 entries from 122 Kiwi food and drink producers. Congratulations to...
The Commerce Commission Grocery Team has released the below update, which you can read here or below. The regulations came into effect on 31 August 2023. Physical stores must comply by 31 August 2024 and online stores must comply by 31 August 2025 at the latest. These...
The Commerce Commission has provided an update on the application from Foodstuffs North Island Limited and Foodstuffs South Island Limited seeking clearance to merge. The Commission has decided that there are issues that require further investigation (although it has...
New requirements for the labelling of allergens in food are now in place. These requirements were developed through FSANZ Proposal P1044 – Plain English Allergen Labelling. The new requirements include that allergen information is to be declared: in a specific format...
