New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is a business unit of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). NZFS ensures that the food that is grown, produced, prepared, shared, and consumed across Aotearoa is safe and suitable for everyone.

NZFS supports primary producers, exporters, importers, and consumers by implementing the full range of MPI's legislative and regulatory frameworks. The food safety system encompasses all food and beverage for human consumption, pet foods, animal feed, and agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines. It includes all aspects of food supply chains, including production, import, processing, packaging, transporting, storage, sale, and export.

New Zealand provides good, healthy, and safe food to consumers, both domestically and internationally, so it's important to our economy that we maintain our trusted New Zealand food brand and reputation.