Wool companies get behind new national standard Newshub 2 hrs ago
More than a dozen companies have signed up to a new national wool standards programme.
It s part of the New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP), which guarantees members meet high standards around traceability, biosecurity, food safety, environmental sustainability and animal health and welfare.
NZFAP chairman Nick Beeby said 15 wool companies would be taking part in the programme. They would join 17 red meat processors, one other wool company, a sheep milk company, Beef + Lamb New Zealand and Deer Industry New Zealand. This initiative creates a single multi-sector assurance standard, eliminates duplication and further reduces cost, Beeby said on Thursday.