New Zealand Hemp Industries Association
Promoting the Economic, Environmental, Health and Social Benefits of the NZ Hemp Industry
The NZHIA Executive invite you to join the New Zealand Hemp Industries Association Inc. If you’re interested or involved please get in touch. We began representing the local industry following our incorporation in 1997, we lobbied hard to get the trials established in 2000. And as part of the Governments Inter-Agency Working Group we worked …
NZHIA meets MPI and MOH Members of the Executive meet with Officials from the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Primary Industries, in Wellington on 8 April 2015. This was the first meeting since the NZHIA has restarted on 1 April 2015. Our aim from the meeting was to open communication channels whilst highlighting hurdles …
Hemp Seed Foods A1039 Low THC Hemp Seed Foods has been rejected On 30 January the Forum of Food Ministers voted to reject, Application A1039 – Low THC hemp as a food. This is the end of A 1039 (2010-2015), which was the same fate as its predecessor, A360 Hemp as a Novel Food (1998-2002, …
NEWS – 5th INTERNATIONAL HEMP BUILDING SYMPOSIUM 5th International Hemp Building Symposium 6-7th October The IHBA is proud to announce the 5th gathering of International Hemp Building experts will be held in the Uckermark region of Germany to the North of Berlin on the 6-7th October 2015. The venue is the Schlusshof situated in …
NZHIA puts hemp seed food issue on the TV3 news TV3 recently visited Penny Young, NZHIA Secretary at her hemp farm in Hunna, South Auckland http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/growers-push-to-relax-restrictions-on-hemp-2015032817 New Zealand industry and government want access to hemp foods, but as we share food safety standards with Australia we were outvoted in the FSANZ, meeting on 30 …
2014 Annual Retail Sales for Hemp Products Estimated at $620 Million Hemp Foods and Body Care Retail Market in U.S. Achieves 21.2% Growth in 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Hemp Industries Association (HIA), a non-profit trade association consisting of hundreds of hemp businesses, has released final estimates of the size of the 2014 U.S. retail …
A researcher is looking for research partners in New Zealand. To develop and commercialise an ecologically friendly process for the cottonization of hemp fibres for high end textile uses The overseas based researcher is wanting to collaborate with a New Zealand research facility which has access to suitable equipment. He would be willing to come …
The NZHIA has received the following requests seeking employment in the New Zealand hemp industry, if you are interested and can help please contact them directly for more information. 1) 12 February – A member of the NZHIA, from Dunedin is very interested in the local industry and wants to work for a farmer/processor to learn more …
A1039 Low THC Foods – The FSANZ forum of Food Ministers voted no to the application on 30 Jan 2015. Despite their own FSANZ official recommendation to accept the variation to the food standard, the Forum of Food and Health Minsters have voted “NO” to A1039. They could only decide to accept, amend or reject …
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 …
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