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T E S T I N G THE CHOOKS HAVE COME HOME TO ROOST Establishing sustainability teams at all Inghams Enterprises’ sites across New Zealand has resulted in big savings in waste, water and energy, managing director Adrian Revell says. In the latest NZ Food and Grocery Council Leaders video, Revell says sustainability teams at every one of the company’s sites – feed mills, hatcheries, farms and processing plants – have a plan. “On a day-today basis, they have a set plan they’re working to, and we really break it down into bite-sized pieces so there’s no real reason they don’t understand it or they can’t achieve constant improvement,” he says. “It has been very rewarding for senior managers and from a staff engagement angle.” The results for his company speak for themselves. Years ago, before the development of the company’s sustainability plan, Inghams was sending “lots of waste to landfill. We now actually measure waste diversion, and at some of the sites 99% of their 30 NOVEMBER 2016 waste doesn’t go to landfill. We’ve also got some fantastic results from water saving. Some of our sites over the past five years have reduced water consumption by 50% and some of the major sites have put in processors and heat recovery systems so we’re using 40 to 50% less energy.” Revell says the sustainability model Inghams uses is “a good descriptive model that lots of people could take on board. The fact that we’ve now got the sustainability team working at such a high level … we’re really able to economise that to quite a detailed level that 10 years ago we wouldn’t have even talked about it. 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The rules are part of the new Food Act, which came into effect in March this year and introduces a risk-based approach to managing food safety, setting different rules for higher and lower risk businesses, and putting more emphasis on what people do to keep food safe. MPI director food and regulatory policy Fiona Duncan says as the new law is rolled out, the Ministry monitors and evaluates how things are going and listens to feedback from businesses and others. “These proposals make improvements where needed, to make sure the new law works as intended,” she says. “We propose reducing requirements for some lower risk businesses, giving them fewer records to keep and fewer procedures to follow. Another proposal makes it easier for businesses to organise their first food safety check, known as a verification. We have also reviewed some old food safety laws that are still in effect, and are revoking those that are no longer necessary and keeping the parts we still need.” The consultation includes a number of other minor changes to help the new law work more smoothly, and businesses can find full details on the MPI website, along with several ways they can have their say, from filling in a quick survey to making a formal submission. Duncan says MPI is also working with councils around the country to run free workshops on the Food Act. Workshops give businesses a chance to ask questions about the new law, as well as to give feedback on anything they think could be improved. More information about the consultation and workshops can be found at: www.mpi.govt.nz/foodact. HAVE YOUR SAY ON FOOD SAFETY RULES


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