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Every New Zealand business that trades in food needs to meet the requirements of the Food Act 2014 to ensure the safety and suitability of the food being sold. Make sure you comply, and reassure your customers that you implement a sound food safety system.

The Food Act 2014 aims to ensure the safety and suitability of food for sale and it requires everyone who trades in food to take responsibility for the safety and suitability of that food. It also provides measures that minimise and manage risks to public health, while protecting and promoting public health.

The Act promotes food safety by focusing on the processes of food production. Higher risk businesses need written food control plans for managing food safety on a day-to-day basis. Medium and low-risk businesses must register, meet food safety standards, keep appropriate records, and get checked.

Telarc is a recognised agency under the Act, able to confirm compliance. With Telarc, food safety audits can be integrated with other management system audits to save you time and costs.

Telarc’s expert team will make the experience of attaining MPI Food Act compliance easy.

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Key Benefits

Ensure food safety and quality
Meet regulatory requirements
Prevent costly recalls
Gain market access.

How to achieve certification

Contact Telarc using our quote request form and we will help you through the process to achieve the certification(s) your organisation strives for.

The standards can be complex, but we’ve made it easy with simplified self-evaluation checklists that break down what you need to have implemented to meet the requirements of the standard. You can use the checklist to determine to what extent you already meet the requirements to become accredited, and which gaps need to be addressed.

Once you’re satisfied that your organisation meets the requirements, Telarc will audit your systems and either issue the certification or identify non-conformances that you need to address before certification is granted.

Why choose Telarc

Telarc is New Zealand’s largest auditing body for internationally recognised standards such as ISO, NZ Standards and industry-specific accreditations, including medical, forestry and a range of food safety certifications. We were founded as a Crown Entity in 1973, charged with conducting standards and certification audits to help businesses excel and improve.

Telarc uses expert, experienced auditors who are backed with the resources of an industryleading organisation. We are proactive in our approach, using our experience to suggest ways you can improve business performance. Throughout this process, we ensure that communication is clear and that we provide you with cost-effective direction that is practical to achieve.

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It is a pleasure working with a company that know the requirements and have great staff that help through the process.

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