No fines or recalls for food with illegal levels of potentially harmful agrichemicals in last five years
www.rnz.co.nz
This was despite dozens of breaches by businesses over the last five years.
  • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
    5·
    3 days ago

    I think the main problem here is that the NAFS is part of MPI. As stated in the article:

    [NZFS] should not be within the same organisation that is charged with promoting New Zealand’s primary producing export market. It doesn’t make any sense to be nested in there.

    They could have a synergistic relationship; but if there is a breach…MPI will err on the side of more exports, where NZFS should err on the side of safety and food system integrity.

      • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Most of the time, probably not. The problem occurs when there is a breach of the standard.

        In that situation NZFS should have all of the decision making power, MPI should be required to step back and let evidence guide the decisions.