Food Safety

The New Zealand pork industry’s food safety record is world class. This is a result of responsible on-farm practices and processors, wholesalers and retailers adhering to rigorous food safety control programmes that sees pork products reach consumers in a safe form.

100% New Zealand Pork does not use Hormonal Growth Promotants (HGPs)

While one hormonal growth promotant (porcine somatotropin) is registered for use in New Zealand, NZPork and all New Zealand pork producers do not support its use. This product has not been marketed in New Zealand.

NZPork has set up a system so that New Zealand pork producers declare, on the Animal Status Declaration, that they do not use this product.