No person may put, keep, or sell any disinfectant, antiseptic, or detergent, or a substance that could cause poisoning, in any container or package that—

No person may sell an article—

Despite subclause (1), no person may sell an article that is made of enamelware or ceramicware, and that is intended for use in the storage, preparation, cooking, presentation, or consumption of food, if the article fails to satisfy the test set out in Schedule 1.

An article is treated as not being intended for use in the storage, preparation, cooking, presentation, or consumption of food if—

No person may sell an article that is used, or is intended to be used, for the preparation or storage of food unless there is marked on, or attached to, the article—

Subclause (1) does not apply to an article that is used, or is intended to be used, only once.

No person may sell a food in a bottle that bears a label on its surface unless the label is of a size and is placed so that cleaning and inspection of the interior of the bottle are not hindered.

Subclause (1) does not apply to a bottle that is used, or is intended to be used, only once.

No person referred to in subclause (2) may be engaged, or employed, in the manufacture, preparation, storage, packing, carriage, or delivery, for sale, of—

The persons are—

A Medical Officer of Health or designated officer may, by serving notice in writing on any person who has been in recent contact with a person to whom regulation 10 applies, prohibit the person from engaging in, or being employed in, the manufacture, preparation, storage, packing, carriage, or delivery, for sale, of a food.

If, in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health or the designated officer, there is no longer any risk of any food becoming infected by a person on whom the notice has been served, the Medical Officer of Health or designated officer must—

No person may be engaged, or be employed, in a business in contravention of a notice served under subclause (1).

No person may knowingly employ any other person in contravention of a notice served on that other person under subclause (1).

If a Medical Officer of Health or designated officer suspects on reasonable grounds that any food is infected with an organism capable of causing food poisoning or a communicable disease within the meaning of the Health Act 1956, he or she may, by notice in writing served on any person,—

Unless sooner revoked by a Medical Officer of Health or designated officer, a notice served under subclause (1) remains in force for the period, not exceeding 1 month, specified in the notice.

However, a Medical Officer of Health or designated officer may, before the notice expires or is revoked, extend the effect of the notice for a further period not exceeding 1 month by serving notice in writing in the same manner as the original notice.

If, in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health or designated officer, the food in respect of which the notice has been served is no longer infected, he or she must—

While a notice served under subclause (1) or extended under subclause (3) remains in force, no person on whom it has been served, or who knows of its contents, may sell any food that the person knows, or has reason to believe, has been obtained from a source specified in the notice.

This regulation applies to the facilities, methods, practices, and controls used by a commercial processor in the manufacture, processing, or packing of low-acid canned food.

The following persons involved in the manufacture of low- acid canned food must be supervised:

The supervisor of a person under subclause (2) must—

The supervisor must only supervise a person in respect of those activities for which the school referred to in subclause (3) recognises the supervisor as having satisfactorily completed training.

Commercial processors who manufacture, process, or pack low-acid canned food must do so in accordance with the principles detailed in one of the following codes:

A designated officer may serve notice in writing on the owner or occupier of any premises prohibiting the use of the premises for, or in connection with, the manufacture, processing, or packing of low-acid canned food, if—

A notice served under subclause (1) must—

If, in the opinion of the designated officer, the reason for which the notice was served has ceased to exist, the designated officer must—

While a notice remains in force,—

Any muttonbird that is sold under a description associated with a particular process of preparation for sale must have been prepared in the manner normally associated with that process.

No person may sell any muttonbird (except muttonbird described as titi puku) unless it has a dressed weight of not less than 250 g.

It is sufficient compliance with standard 1.2.2(3) of the Food Standards Code in respect of any package of muttonbird if, instead of the name and address of the packer, the label bears the packer’s brand approved under this regulation.

A designated officer in Invercargill may keep a register containing the names and addresses of persons who will be engaged in the preparation and packing of muttonbirds for sale during the next year.

Any such person may submit a brand to the designated officer for approval.

The designated officer may decline approval of a brand if he or she considers that the brand is so similar to another brand already approved under this regulation so as to be likely to mislead.

An approval is effective only for the year in respect of which it is given.

In this regulation, year means a period of 12 months commencing on 1 April.

The name or description of the wine shown on the label of wine must not include any reference to—

Wine, sparkling wine, fruit wine, sparkling fruit wine, and mead that is sold in an off-licence must not contain more than 15% alcohol by volume at 20°C.

A person may appeal to a District Court Judge if the person objects—

An appeal must be made,—

On hearing the appeal, the Judge may—

Every person commits an offence who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the following regulations:

Every person who commits an offence against subclause (1) is liable to a fine not exceeding $500.

If water may be added to food, the water—

In this regulation, generally accepted levels means levels that are permitted under the Health Act 1956, the Local Government Act 1974, or in any other enactment regulating water quality or reticulation.

Despite standard 1.4.4 of the Food Standards Code, oil extracted from hemp seed may be sold as food in New Zealand if it complies with the requirements set out in subclause (2).

The requirements are,—

The certificate of the analyst referred to in section 22 of the Act must be in the form set out in Schedule 2.

A person who, in accordance with section 22(4) of the Act, wishes to obtain a copy of the analyst’s certificate or report must pay a fee of $2.

A person who, in accordance with section 36(1) of the Act, requires an officer to procure a sample of any food and submit it for analysis must pay a fee of $200.

The Food Regulations 1984 (SR 1984/262) are revoked.