Food Administration in NZ - A risk management framework for food safety

Food Administration in NZ - A risk management framework for food safety
Date of publication: June 2000

Food safety administration in New Zealand is moving towards an environment based on the principles of food safety risk management, which reflects international trends. Risk management provides the process whereby the results of risk assessment, and evaluation of other factors relevant to health protection of consumers and the promotion of fair trade practices, are used to choose and implement appropriate food safety controls.

The risk management framework that has been developed and outlined in this paper applies only to hazards that may cause risks to human health when present in foods. The four key steps in food safety risk management are risk evaluation, assessment of risk management options, implementation of the risk management decision, and monitoring and review. Effective food safety risk management relies on appropriate risk communication and stakeholder representation at all these steps.

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