New Zealand Hemp Industries Association
Promoting the Economic, Environmental, Health and Social Benefits of the NZ Hemp Industry
The Nine Australian and One New Zealand Food and Health Ministers will vote on A 1039 on Friday 30 January 2015. The Ten Ministers of the FSANZ Forum will meet in The Pullman Hotel, Auckland on Friday 3oth. This could be a milestone date, as a yes vote to the variation to the Food Standard 1.4.4 …
The NZHIA have written a letter to the 16 Food Ministers representing the Forum, 10 of whom will vote on Application A1039 low THC hemp foods in Jan or Feb 2014. This letter was sent to encourage the Ministers to vote “YES” to the variation to the Food Standard put forward by FSANZ (Food Safety Australia New …
Seven Sharp news report on the first two hemp houses being built in New Plymouth by Greg Flavall’s Hemptech Global. Using imported hemp hurd from Holland and a locally produced binder http://tvnz.co.nz/seven-sharp/house-hemp-built-video-6183347
On 21 December 2014 the FSANZ (Foods Safety Australia and New Zealand) reaffirmed its approval of the draft variation to allow limited access to low THC hemp seed foods for human consumption (http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/applications/Pages/applicationa1039lowt4708.aspx) The Forum now has 60 days to accept, amend or reject the variation. So a decision should be available before 18 February …
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