date:Apr 25, 2014
New Zealand government is set to launch Food Safety and Assurance Advisory Council to provide independent advice to the government on issues relating to food safety.
The council is one of the 29 recommendations of the Government Inquiry into the Whey Protein Concentrate Contamination Incident, which occured last year.
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) director-general will set up the council, which will cover operational, policy, and regulatory issues across New Zealand's entire food safet