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Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Sentencing for bobby calf abuse
The owner of a pet food company was given 6 months’ community detention, 180 hours’ of community work, and banned from owning or exercising any authority over production animals for 5 years at the Hamilton District Court today. His company was sentenced to pay a $90,000 fine.
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Shellfish biotoxin alert removed for Akaroa Harbour
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today removed the public health warning for the collection of shellfish from Akaroa Harbour, Banks Peninsula. Toxins in shellfish from this area have now fallen to levels below the safe limit set by MPI.
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Shellfish biotoxin alert (extended) – North Island West Coast region
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today extended the public health warning against collecting shellfish on the west coast of the North Island in the Taranaki, Waikato, Wanganui, Manawatu, and Horowhenua regions. The warning now extends from the mouth of Port Waikato southward to Te Horo Beach in the Wellington region.
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Managing in mud – MPI reminds farmers to seek help and protect animal welfare
Wet and muddy conditions are to be expected on farms at this time of year, with slow pasture growth, rain and when feeding winter crops. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding all pastoral livestock farmers to ensure animals are well cared for on crops and pasture, and seek advice if they need to.
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Shellfish biotoxin alert (extended) – Taranaki and Waikato region
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today extended the public health warning against collecting shellfish on the west coast of the North Island in the Taranaki and Waikato region. The warning now extends from the mouth of Port Waikato southward to Ohawe in the Taranaki region. The alert also includes Aotea and Kawhia Harbours but not Port Waikato itself.
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Shellfish biotoxin alert – Taranaki and Waikato region
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today issued a public health warning against collecting shellfish on the west coast of the North Island in the Taranaki and Waikato region. The warning extends from Raglan, including Raglan Harbour, southward to Urenui. The alert also includes Aotea and Kawhia Harbours.
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Report on statistics on the use of animals in research, testing, and teaching for 2016
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has released the latest figures for the use of animals in research, testing and teaching. The 2016 statistics reflect the number of animals used in studies that were completed during the year and reported to MPI.
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Salvinia eradication underway at Papamoa, Tauranga
Today, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) started work to eradicate salvinia, one of the world’s worst aquatic weeds, from the Wairakei Stream at Papamoa. Salvinia is an unwanted organism and notifiable organism under the Biosecurity Act, meaning that it is illegal to grow or share plants.
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Latest NZ Total Diet Study gives more insight on what we’re eating
New Zealand Food Safety (a unit of the Ministry for Primary Industries) has today published the results for the 2016 New Zealand Total Diet Study (TDS), which shows the food New Zealanders eat has a high level of safety in regard to chemical hazards which might be present in the food supply. Exposure to agricultural chemicals and contaminants from food remains low, and for the first time in 2 decades, our dietary intake of iodine is sufficient for good health.
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Shellfish biotoxin alert – Hawke’s Bay
The Ministry for Primary Industries today issued a public health warning against collecting shellfish in the Hawke’s Bay region from Cape Kidnappers to the north end of Māhanga Beach near Māhia due to paralytic shellfish toxins being detected at levels of concern.