Animal Products Notice: Contaminants Specifications - Maximum Permissible Levels (MPLs).

This Animal Products Notice is issued pursuant to section 167(1) (h) of the Animal Products Act 1999 and having had regard to the matters specified in section 44(7) of that Act. This Notice sets specifications and other detailed requirements that are necessary and desirable to give effect to, and amplify, regulations 6 and 15 of the Animal Products Regulations 2000. The purpose of this Notice is to set exogenous contaminant specifications for animal material and animal products intended for human consumption. The Exogenous Contaminant Specifications are established under the Animal Products Act 1999 for official assurance of animal material and products. The primary objective is to provide confidence to domestic consumers and export markets about the quality, safety and integrity of New Zealand animal products in relation to dietary exposure, and international contaminant standards.