Draft IHS for Consultation-Processed Tilapia and Catfish for Human Consumption from Vietnam
As part of the consultative process in the development of the import health standard for processed catfish for human consumption from Vietnam MAFBNZ has distributed the following draft documents for public consultation and comment:
The import health standard for specified processed freshwater fish for human consumption from specified countries currently only contains tilapia from the people’s republic of China and Brazil. This standard has now been amended to include catfish from Vietnam. This amendment is based on the import risk analysis: frozen skinless and boneless fillet meat of Pangasius spp fish from Vietnam for human consumption. The import conditions are identical to the current conditions for processed tilapia from the People’s Republic of China and Brazil.
Submissions on these draft documents should be forwarded to MAFBNZ by close of business on 12 December 2008 . Depending on the results of consultation, it is anticipated that the new requirements will be in place by 31 January 2009. MAFBNZ encourages respondents to forward comments electronically to the email address below. However, should you wish to forward submissions in writing, please send them to the following address:
Alice Ormond
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Fax: +64 4 498 0662
Email: Alice.Ormond@maf.govt.nz
Submissions received by the closure date will be considered for the final issue of this import health standard. Submissions received after the closure date may be held on file for consideration when the issued standard is next revised/reviewed.
Please note that your submission is public information. Submissions may be the subject of requests for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA specifies that information is to be made available to requesters unless there are sufficient grounds for withholding it, as set out in the OIA. Submitters may wish to indicate grounds for withholding specific information contained in their submission, such as the information is commercially sensitive or they wish personal information to be withheld. Any decision to withhold information requested under the OIA is reviewable by the Ombudsman.
Page last updated: 31 October 2008