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What New Zealand-specific evidence, if any, did MPI rely on in the draft IHS Fresh Blueberries for Human Consumption to conclude that disposal of imported blueberries into environments containing susceptible hosts is sufficiently uncommon that the domestic waste pathway can be treated as low risk?

Answered Question 35688 (2026)
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Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What New Zealand-specific evidence, if any, did MPI rely on in the draft IHS Fresh Blueberries for Human Consumption to conclude that disposal of imported blueberries into environments containing susceptible hosts is sufficiently uncommon that the domestic waste pathway can be treated as low risk?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity

Answer

Information about the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) assessment of waste on the blueberry pathway is available on the MPI consultation page: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/71896-Evidence-regarding-classification-of-blueberries-as-low-waste-pathway.