Food Safety
Is science making our food safer? – Five scientists talk to Kim Hill
Is Science making our food safer? Kim Hill talks with a panel of experts at the annual seminar of the New Zealand Food Safety Science & Research Centre Audio
How to avoid festive food poisoning
The festive season is getting into full swing and NZ Food Safety's Vince Arbuckle has some pointers so you don't accidentally poison yourself, friends or relatives. He shares them with Karyn Hay. Audio
BYO containers for Foodstuffs supermarkets
Foodstuff's North Island supermarkets, Pak 'n' Save, New World and Four Square will be allowing customers to BYO containers for their seafood, bakery, deli, and butchery purchases. The company says… Audio
Robert Tauxe - Hidden dangers in our food
Dr Robert Tauxe says food safety takes constant vigilance as we need to keep up with changes in microbes and food production. Advanced DNA sequencing is helping public health officials fight outbreaks… Audio
Carcinogenic chemicals leaching into NZ food - report
New research shows potentially cancer-causing chemicals from plastic and paper packaging are leaching into some foods sold in New Zealand. But the Ministry for Primary Industries says there are no… Audio
The Super Smell Sensor
New Zealand scientists are using special smell sensing proteins harvested from the cloned cells of insect antennae to develope a super smell sensor. They hope to use them as part of a device which… Audio
The future of food safety
Lynn Freeman talks to Dr Anne Astin, an Australian food safety expert who helped lead the inquiry into the 2013 Fonterra contamination scare. She says new technology, climate change and social media… Audio
Arie Havelaar - Food safety envoy
Dr Arie Havelaar is a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida, specialising in microbial risk assessment and epidemiology of food-borne diseases. He is affiliated… Audio
Food safety laws 'need a total clean out'
"Incompetent" MPI officials unable to interpret new food safety laws have made life "extremely stressful", nearly killing off a fledgling Northland tea start-up, its owner says
Dealing with govt got easier... then harder
The government set a goal to make it easier for business to deal with the government and initially succeeded. Then it apparently shot itself in foot.
Bakers upset at regulation-dodging online sellers
Bakers and other commercial outlets say people who sell food online are avoiding the huge cost of complying with new food safety regulations.
Call for bacteria level labelling on poultry
A public health expert wants raw chicken labelled with the amount of bacteria it contains.
MPI rejects at-retail campylobacter tests for chicken
Nearly two thirds of fresh chicken tested by Consumer New Zealand was contaminated with campylobacter, but MPI argues its standards are safe.
Rockmelons recalled amid salmonella outbreak not sent to NZ
Rockmelons at the centre of a salmonella outbreak in Australia have not been exported to New Zealand, the Ministry for Primary Industries says.
Don't eat rockmelon warning as salmonella cases spike
Food Standards Australia New Zealand has warned people to avoid eating rockmelon as it investigates a spike in salmonella cases associated with the fruit in Australia.
Growers on alert for typhoid among workers
Health and industry officials are reminding growers to be on the look-out for any symptoms of typhoid among harvest crews, especially those from countries where the disease was prevalent.
Poultry safety system is robust, govt insists
The poultry industry is under pressure to clean up its act in a bid to reduce campylobacter rates, but the government insists the current food safety system is robust. Audio
Are tainted food cases on the rise?
Are we seeing a growing trend in food safety recalls or is it just a flurry of scares at the end of the year that happens to include some with a Christmas flavour?
Naming berry brands 'not helpful' - MPI
A number of frozen berry brands have been linked to Hepatitis A cases but warning consumers which ones won't help, the Ministry for Primary Industries says. Audio
Oil waste disposal rules for landfarms released
New guidelines for the disposal of oil industry waste on farms do not go far enough, the Green Party says.