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Has the Minister received information from the Ministry for Primary Industries explaining how the proposed model of meat inspection differs from the current Alternative Post-Mortem Meat Inspection Standards (APMIS) model, and if so, what are these differences?

Answered Question 13397 (2026)
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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

Question

  • Has the Minister received information from the Ministry for Primary Industries explaining how the proposed model of meat inspection differs from the current Alternative Post-Mortem Meat Inspection Standards (APMIS) model, and if so, what are these differences?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety

Answer

To date, I have not received any specific advice on this matter but have received a number of papers on the red meat regulatory work as per my response in WPQ 13396 (2026).