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Financial Impact Assessment report on change in amount of 2MAP used in Manuka HOney Scientific definition and scientific reasoning for the change

John Hill made this Official Information request to Ministry for Primary Industries

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From: John Hill

Dear Ministry for Primary Industries,

Did MPI do a financial impact assessment on manufacturers and beekeepers when the marker used in MPI Manuka Honey science program 2'-methoxyacetophenone was changed from 1mg/kg to 5mg/kg . Where they aware that they would change over 50% of the existing classifications?
What is the scientific justification for doing so? Please supply all emails, analysis , reports that provides the justification
What is the subsequent predictive score of the new marker set to predict the apparent manuka classification supplied by beekeepers to the library.

Yours faithfully,

John Hill

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Dear John

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This is to acknowledge that your request for information will be considered and an answer provided in accordance with the Official Information Act.

If you have questions about the progress of your request please contact [email address].

Kind regards

Erin Taylor

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From: Andrew Barrowclough
Ministry for Primary Industries

Dear John

 

I am writing to provide you an update in relation to the Ministry for
Primary Industries (MPI) processing of Official Information Act (OIA)
requests during the administrative break for the holiday season. The OIA
team are away from the office from 22 December and are back from 3
January.

 

For any new requests, the Official Information Act statutory timeframe
incorporates a summer holiday from 25 December to 15 January. Please see
the Ombudsman website for further information
[1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Kelly Bailey | Team Leader, Official Information Act
Office of the Director-General | Ministerials and Business Support
Ministry for Primary Industries - Manatū Ahu Matua | Pastoral House 25
The Terrace | PO Box 2526 | Wellington 6140 |
New Zealand

Telephone: 64-04-830 1758 | [mobile number] | Web: [2]www.mpi.govt.nz

 

 

 

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