Links

• Asure Quality    www.asurequality.com

AsureQuality provides world class food safety and biosecurity services to the food and primary production sectors worldwide, making sure the food we produce is safe for consumers
Every day their team of 1700 experts, based at 140 locations throughout Australasia, works alongside customers in over 40 countries worldwide, to assure the safety and quality of food being produced for millions of people.
Their testing capability and assurance services from the farm to the fork help provide the evidence that the food we produce meets the standards of safety, ethics and environmental sustainability required by our most demanding markets 

• New Zealand Trade and Enterprise   www.nzte.govt.nz

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise is the New Zealand Government’s national economic development agency.
Through their network of offices worldwide, they aim to improve the international competitiveness and sustained profitability of New Zealand business by providing access to people, knowledge and opportunities.
NZTE work to stimulate New Zealand’s economic growth by helping to boost export earnings, strengthening regional economies, and delivering economic development assistance to industries and individual businesses. They use their knowledge of and contacts in overseas markets to connect New Zealand businesses with trade and investment opportunities internationally.

• Natural Products New Zealand   www.naturalproductsnz.org

New Zealand’s historical focus on agriculture and food production, its pristine environment, and wealth of unique resources have combined to create a lucrative and growing natural health and nutraceuticals sector.
Natural Products New Zealand (NPNZ) is a national industry organisation representing the natural products, functional foods, complementary medicines, cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals industries.
Founded in 2002 by industry and with support of the New Zealand Government’s business and export development agency, New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, NPNZ works to maximise the industry’s competitive advantage and increase the profile of New Zealand as a source of high quality natural products.
NPNZ led the first ever natural products industry formal trade mission to the United States, successfully raising its international profile and creating opportunities for manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and marketers.  The organisation has also hosted New Zealand industry delegates at international trade fairs in Asia and Europe.
NPNZ provides a national voice for the New Zealand industry, representing members at all levels including communications with government, media, industry commentators and related professional bodies.

• Buy New Zealand Made   www.buynz.org.nz

The Buy New Zealand Campaign began in 1988. Its emphasis has shifted over the years, but the basic aim of encouraging consumers and organisations to buy New Zealand goods and services wherever possible has not changed. Bio Oils is Kiwi owned and operated and we are proud of the quality of our Kiwi grown and produced products.

• Environmental Protection Agency    www.epa.govt.nz

The Environmental Protection Authority is the government agency responsible for regulatory functions concerning New Zealand's environmental management.
These include national consenting under the Resource Management Act, regulation of hazardous substances and new organisms, ozone depleting chemicals, hazardous waste exports and imports, and assessment of environmental effects in Antarctica.
The Environmental Protection Authority is responsible for several activities under different legislation including
Hazardous substances and new organisms.
They safeguard people and the environment by regulating the introduction and use of hazardous substances and new organisms. They do this under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act. This applies to new plants, animals and other new organisms including genetically modified organisms. They also deal with over 100,000 different types of hazardous substances ranging from explosives, pesticides, industrial chemicals, petrol and gas to household cleaners and other consumer goods.

• International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements    www.ifoam.org

IFOAM is the worldwide umbrella organization for the organic movement, uniting more than 750 member organizations in 116 countries. IFOAM actively participates in international agricultural and environmental negotiations with the United Nations and multilateral institutions to further the interests of the organic agricultural movement worldwide.
The Organic Guarantee System
IFOAM provides a market guarantee for integrity of organic claims. The Organic Guarantee System (OGS) unites the organic world through a common system of standards, verification and market identity. It fosters equivalence among participating IFOAM accredited certifiers, paving the way for more orderly and reliable trade whilst acknowledging consumer trust in the organic ‘brand’.

• Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development    www.oecd.org

The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.
The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems. They work with governments to understand what drives economic, social and environmental change. They measure productivity and global flows of trade and investment, and analyse and compare data to predict future trends. The OECD set international standards on all sorts of things, from the safety of chemicals and nuclear power plants to the quality of cucumbers.