Manuals & guidelines – Dairy

Animal Products (Dairy) Approved Criteria for Recognition of Agencies and Persons (299 KB PDF)

This document outlines the approved criteria in order for agencies and persons to maintain recognition under the Animal Products Act 1999 for the dairy industr...

Animal Products (Dairy) Conditions for Recognition (90 KB PDF)

Sets out the conditions for agencies and persons to maintain recognition to perform evaluation and verification of registered RMPs for the dairy industry.

DPC 1: Animal Products (Dairy): Approved Criteria for General Dairy Processing (213 KB PDF)

Sets out additional criteria for general dairy processing by dairy processors and dairy risk management programme operators.

DPC 2: Animal Products (Dairy) Approved Criteria for Farm Dairies (211 KB PDF)

Sets out additional criteria for the processing of raw milk in farm dairies.

DPC 3: Animal Products (Dairy): Approved Criteria for the Manufacturing of Dairy Material and Product

Sets out additional criteria for manufacturing of dairy material and product by dairy processors and dairy risk management programme operators.

DPC 4: Animal Products (Dairy): Approved Criteria for Storage and Transportation of Dairy Material and Products (70 KB PDF)

Sets out the approved criteria for the storage and transportation of dairy material and dairy products.

Dairy National Chemical Contaminants Programme - Operational criteria (106 KB PDF)

Details the technical requirements and expectations for parties fulfilling specified functions under the dairy NCCP (National Chemical Contaminants Programme).

Dairy industry guidelines for risk organism preparedness and response (302 KB PDF)

Specifies requirements for controlling risk organisms and gives guidance on preparing Risk Organism Response Plans for processors of dairy material and product

Dairy product descriptions & qualifiers

Registered product descriptions and qualifiers for Dairy Products E-cert export certificate requests.

Glossary of Terms for Dairy

Glossary of common terms used for Dairy.

Guidance Material for the development of a Food Safety Programme (Food Act 1981) for Yoghurt Manufacture (89 KB PDF)

The purpose of this document is to supplement information provided in the Interim Code of Practice for Specialist Cheese and provide advice and guidance for th...

Guidance on the Addition of Nutritive Substances Derived from Milk in Infant Formula Products (22 KB PDF)

Interpretative advice (ANZFSC 2.9.1) relating to the addition of nutritive substances derived from milk (e.g. lactoferrin) in Infant Formula Products.

Guideline for Dairy Export Containers subject to Official Assurances Re-opened by NZ Customs Service

What's involved when export containers of dairy product issued an NZFSA official assurance are officially opened prior to export by NZ Customs officers.

Guideline for Policy: Assessment of Risk Management Programme Evaluators (33 KB PDF)

Outlines the purpose of an RMP evaluation, competent persons who are able to perform RMP evaluations, and activities and documents required.

Guideline for dairy criteria relating to dairy factory water (stated in DPC3) (424 KB PDF)

Provides sufficient guidance and information to enable preparation, implementation and evaluation of a Water Management Plan as part of an RMP.

Guideline for managing dairy material or product potentially exposed to chemical residues

The steps to be taken when raw milk or dairy material is suspected to be contaminated, or when product is manufactured from affected milk.

Labelling guideline for RMP manufacturers of colostrum products (66 KB PDF)

The purpose of this guideline is to assist operators to achieve compliance with regulatory requirements for labelling of colostrum products.

National Programme for Monitoring and Surveillance of Chemical Residues in Raw Milk - 2011-2012 (207 KB PDF)

Operational Guideline Dairy HACCP Plans (127 KB PDF)

Includes guidance material to assist in development and implementation of HACCP Plans in accordance with NZFSA Standard D110, “Dairy HACCP Plans�?.

Operational Guideline Independent Verification Programme (IVP)

Outlines criteria and provides sample checklists for RMP operators, dairy product manufacturers, RA evaluators and verifiers, IVP samplers and laboratories.

Operational Guideline for EU Loadout Verification

Provided to assist the Recognised Agencies to perform checks on consignments of dairy material and dairy product destined for shipment to the European Union.

Operational Guideline: Dairy Heat Treatments (193 KB PDF)

Provides dairy product manufacturers, heat treatment validators, TPA/NZFSA evaluators and verifiers with information to assist in complying and assessing compl...

Operational Guideline: Dairy Risk Management Programme Amendments - Difference between Significant and Minor (48 KB PDF)

Guidance and examples for each of the clauses in the Dairy Risk Management Programme Specifications relevant to significant amendments.

Operational Guideline: Design and Construction of Dairy Premises and Equipment (248 KB PDF)

Standards and guidelines for the design and construction of premises, equipment and bulk liquid transport.

Operational Guideline: Farm Dairy Assessment Activities (31 KB PDF)

Helps staff of regulated parties, Recognised Agencies and NZFSA to understand what is involved in a Farm RMP evaluation on-site.

Pathogen Management Plan Guidance Material: Draft (256 KB PDF)

Draft guideline, sets out the requirements for a pathogen management plan, as part of the food control plan for your dairy business.

Procedure for Approval or Recognition of Dairy Maintenance Compounds (25 KB PDF)

Procedure for Approval or Recognition of Dairy Maintenance Compounds

Risk Organism Response Template (83 KB PDF)

Outlines the minimum requirements for a Risk Organism Preparedness and Response plan. As a minimum, the text boxes in this document must be completed.

Significant change to dairy heat treatment equipment and systems (38 KB PDF)

Changes make the framework simpler and more consistent with other sectors, more clarity on what constitutes "significant change" and updated terminology.