Risk Management Proposal:  
Risk Management Proposal Shelf -stable 
Petfoods Containing Animal Products  
PETFODIC.ALL  
 
 
 
 
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Ministry for Primary Industries  RMP: Risk Management Proposal Shelf -stable Petfoods Containing Animal Products   3 Contents  
1 General information  4 
1.1 Purpose  4 
1.2 Background  4 
1.3 Scope of the current processed poultry products  work  4 
2 Biosecurity risks associated with processed poultry products 4 
3 Requirements for all importations of processed poultry products  5 
4 Practicality and feasibility  6 
5 References  6 
  
   
Ministry for Primary Industries  RMP: Risk Management Proposal Shelf -stable Petfoods Containing Animal Products   4  
1 General information 
1.1 Purpose  
(1) The document explains the requirements the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is proposing to manage 
biosecurity risks on  processed poultry products  imported to New Zealand for further processing into dog or 
cat food . 
1.2 Background  
(2) We are proposing an amendment to the import health standard Shelf -stable Petfoods Containing Animal 
Products , PETFODIC.ALL (the pet food standard) (MPI, 2020) to include pro cessed poultry products. 
Processed poultry products have been imported for a number of years with an import permit under the 
import health standard Biological Products , BIOLOGIC.ALL (MPI, 2022). The import permit allowed these 
products to be imported for further processing into dog or  cat food. It would be more appropriate to import 
this commodity under the pet food standard  because of its intended end use . We consider an  amendment 
to be necessary to demonst rate transparency  in our import processes.  
(3) Processed p oultry products intended for animal food can be imported under the following import health 
standards  from Australia or for  use in  fish food, respectively.   
a) Poultry Feather Meal and Products Containing Poultry Feather Meal for Animal Feeding from Australia , FODFEAIC.AUS (MAF, 2010)   
b) Fish Food and Fish Bait from all Countries , FISFOOIC.ALL (MAF, 2011)  
(4) Hence, p rocessed poultry products are not a new commodity to New Zealand . Where the end use is  for 
further processing into dog or cat food, they can continue to be imported under the pet food standard.   
(5) No other commodities in  the pet food  standard are being consulted at this stage because all of our  
standards applicable to animal food are being reviewed for the purpose of drafting a generic import health 
standard for animal food.  
1.3 Scope of the current  processed poultry products work 
(6) Processed p oultry products  are a risk commodity, with the potential to harbour exotic viral and bacterial 
diseases. The biosecurity risks identified for  processed  poultry products  are below, along with the 
proposed measures.   
2 Biosecurity risks  associated with processed poultry 
products  
(7) We analysed the biosecurity risks associated with rendered  poultry produ cts in the import risk analysis  
Fish Food  (MAF, 2008 ). Our analysis described rendering to mean processes that involve the application 
of heat, the extraction of moisture, the separation of fat, and the grinding of material to a consistent particle siz e before cooking.  For the purposes of this document , rendered poultry products will be referred 
to as processed poultry products  as the heat treatments to inactivate biosecurity risk organisms are the 
same .   
Ministry for Primary Industries  RMP: Risk Management Proposal Shelf -stable Petfoods Containing Animal Products   5 (8) Our 2008 analysis concluded that the  potential hazards associated with poultry meat are likely to be 
inactivated by cooking  conditions effective against inf ectious bursal disease (IBD) virus. IBD virus was 
used as a proxy for inactivation of viral agents associated with poultry meat because of its marked stability 
against physical and chemical agents. Bacterial agents (e.g.  spore -forming Bacillus spp.) are also 
destroyed when subjected to heat treatments suitable for the inactivation of  IBD virus.   
(9) Our import risk analyses , Turkey Meat  (MAF, 2011) , Chicken and Duck Meat  for Human Consumption  
(MPI, 2013), and Chicken Meat  for Human Consumption  (MPI, 2022), identified the following  hazards in 
poultry meat.  
a) Avian paramyxovirus 2 and 3 (turkey, chicken)  
b) Avian paramyxovirus 1 or Newcastle disease virus (all)  
c) High pathogenicity avian influenza virus (all)  
d) Infectious bursal disease virus (chicken)  
e) Turkey coronavirus (turkey)  
f) Turkey v iral hepatitis (turkey)  
g) Duck hepatitis virus (duck)  
h) Duck virus enteritis (duck)  
i) Derzsy’s disease virus (duck)  
j) Salmonella arizonae  (all)  
(10) Consistent with our 2008 assessment, o ur analyses for chicken, duck, and turkey meat conclude d that the 
organisms  in poultry meat  are inactivated by the thermal  conditions described for  IBD virus  (see clause 1 4 
below ) except for Derzsy’s disease virus.  
(11) Derzsy’s disease virus mainly affects Muscovy ducklings with older animals being resistant . Although this 
virus may not be completely inactivated by the thermal conditions for IBD virus  (e.g. a heat treatment 
option is not provided in the import health standard Duck Meat and Duck Meat Products  (MPI, 2014)) , any 
residual risk will be managed by an import permit limiting the end use to further processing into dog or  cat 
food.   
(12) To read our full  analysis , see  the import risk analysis Fish Food  (MAF, 2008) , Turkey Meat  (MAF, 201 1), 
and Chicken and Duck Meat  for Human Consumption  (MPI, 2013) . These analys es contain detailed  
assessment s of each  risk organism .  
3 Requirements  for all importations of processed poultry 
products  
(13) The commoditie s proposed to  be imported under the pet food standard are processed poultry products 
derived from domestic chickens ( Gallus gallus ), turkeys ( Meleagris gallopavo ), or ducks ( Anas spp. and 
Cairina moschata) . These products include:  
a) Meat powder  
b) Meat meal  
c) Feather meal  
d) Oil 
e) Blood meal  
f) Flavours/extract /palatability enhancers . 
(14) Processed  poultry products must be derived from poultry that were not slaug htered for disease control 
purposes  and the product must heat treated to one of the following temperature and time parameters .  
 
Core temperature (°C)  Minimum time (minutes)  
80  1880  
85 632  
Ministry for Primary Industries  RMP: Risk Management Proposal Shelf -stable Petfoods Containing Animal Products   6 90 213 
95 72 
100 24 
105 9 
110 3 
115 1 
120 0.5 
(15) It should be noted that t he temperature and time parameters  in the table above differ  from our 2008 and 
2013 analyses.  This table contains the correct temperature and time parameters to achieve >4D reduction 
in IBD virus based on the MAF CS88 predictive model . Please contact the Animal Imports team 
animal.imports@mpi.govt.nz  to get a copy of the  updated  model . 
4 Practicality and f easibility  
(16) The amendment will allow New Zealand businesses (i.e.  pet food manufacturers)  to continue to import 
processed poultry products for further processing into dog or cat food .  
(17) We have included a requirement for an official certificate  and import permit which may be an added cost 
for the importer; however, we co nsider this to be manageable. An official certificate provides assurance 
from the exporting country that the processed poultry product has been appropriately treated. An import 
permit will allow us to ensure that this commodity is being imported for the ma nufacture of dog or cat food.    
5 References  
MAF (2008) Import Risk Analysis: Fish Food . Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; Wellington, NZ.  
https://ww w.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/2837- Fish-food-Final -import -risk-analysis -April-2008   
MAF (2010) Import H ealth S tandard for Poultry  Feather Meal and Products Containing Poultry Feather Meal for 
Animal Feeding from Australia . Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; Wellington, NZ.  
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/1796- Poultry -feather -meal -and-products -containing -poultry -feather -meal -
for-animal -feeding -from-Australia -Import -Health- Standard   
MAF (2011) Import H ealth S tandard for Fish Food and Fish Bait from all Countries . Ministry of Agriculture and 
Forestry; Wellington, NZ.  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/1778 -Fish-food-and-fish-bait-from-all-countries -
Import -Health- Standard   
MAF (2011)  Import Risk Analysis:  Turkey Meat . Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; Wellington, NZ.  
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/2822- Turkey -meat -Final -import -risk-analysis- March -2011  
MPI (2013) Import Risk Analysis:  Chicken and Duck Meat for Human Consumption. Ministry for Primary 
Industries; Wellington , NZ. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/2815- Chicken -and-duck -meat -for-human -
consumption -Draft -import -risk-analysi s-August -2013   
MPI (2014) Import H ealth S tandard Duck Meat and Duck Meat Products. Ministry for Primary Industries; 
Wellington, NZ. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/1909 -Duck -meat -and-duck -meat -products -from-approved -
countries -Import -Health- Standard   
Ministry for Primary Industries  RMP: Risk Management Proposal Shelf -stable Petfoods Containing Animal Products   7 MPI (2020) Import H ealth S tandard for Shelf -stable Petfoods Containing Animal Products . Ministry for Primary 
Industries; Wellington, NZ. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/40154 -Shelf -stable -Petfoods -Containing -
Animal -Products -Import -Health -Standard   
MPI (2022) Biosecurity Risk Review on  Chicken Meat  for Human Consumption.  Ministry for Primary Industries; 
Wellington, NZ. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/54280 -Biosecurity- Risk- Review -on-Chicken -Meat -for-
Human -Consumption