NATIONAL PROGRAMME (NP)
There are 3 levels of NP’s, which
are based on the food safety risk of
the activities a business undertakes:
> Level 3 – higher risk
> Level 2 – medium risk
> Level 1 – lower risk
Ensure that you have the National
Program Guidance documents which will
provide the information that you require
to help you comply with the Food Act and
also help you with your audit. The
guidance document can be found at
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/food-safety/
food-act-2014/national-programmes/
All levels of NP when based in our district
(there are different registration
requirements when you have businesses
based in more than one district) are
required to be registered with Council.
QLDC is a recognised verifier for NP’s.
You are able to opt to have QLDC as
your verifier or you can find and
nominate your own verifier. You must
advise QLDC of your nominated verifier.
Note if you choose a third party verifier
you will not receive a grade from QLDC.
All recognised NP verifiers can be found
via the following links:
www.foodsafety.govt.nz/registers-
lists/food-act-2014-recognised-
agencies/index.html or
www.foodsafety.govt.nz/registers-
lists/food-act-2014-recognised-
persons/index.html
How do I register my FCP or NP?
1. Complete either the FCP registration
or NP application form, depending on
which risk based measure you fit into
(see previous details). Also ensure
you complete the ’Scope of
Operations’ information included
in both forms. The form is a legal
document, therefore please complete it
accurately. Both application forms
can be downloaded from
our website:
www.qldc.govt.nz/services/
environmental-health/
2. Submit the completed application form
as per the below
‘Form submission and payments’
procedures. Submissions of forms can
be done online through to
services@qldc.govt.nz.
Once the invoice has been paid and we
have all the details we require your
application will be approved and you will
be emailed the registration certificate. If
we are your verifier this will have on the
certificate a P grade (pending) You are
required to print and display the
certificate in a public place, as required
by the QLDC Food Grading Bylaw 2016.
VERIFICATION
OF YOUR FOOD
BUSINESS
After registration of any new food
businesses an Environmental Health
Officer (EHO) will schedule your first
verification within 6 weeks. The auditor
will be basing the verification on the points
in the Simply Safe and Suitable as detailed
in each section in the "Show" or the points
detailed in the National Program Guidance
documents also detailed in the "Show"
Please be aware that if Corrective Actions
Requests (CAR/s) are found during
verification, you will be required to provide
details of a Corrective Action Plan
including details on how you are going to
address each area and you are required to
respond to the verifier within the agreed
time-frame. A CARs close out visit may
also be booked by the EHO If the CAR/s
response is found to not be suitably
attended to, a targeted CAR/s completion
visit will be performed by the verifier and
incur a cost of $125 per hour.
NP- OWN APPOINTED VERIFIER
Your appointed verifier will carry out the
verification within the required time frame.
Please ensure a copy of your verification
report is sent Queenstown Lakes District
Council.
TEMPLATE FOOD CONTROL
PLANS
When registering your business
under this risk category you are
required under the Food Act to use
the Template Food Control plan -
Simply Safe and Suitable to
manage food safety in your
business. It is a requirement for a
Template Food control plan
operator to have the Template
Food Control plan - Simply Safe
and Suitable. Ensure that you have
tailored the plan to your business
and are using the plan to manage
food safety. The plan tells you what
you need to know, do and show.
Once you have received your
registration you can open for
businesses as per the date on the
registration certificate.
The registration fee for FCP’s and
NP’s is $125.00. FCP’s are valid for
12 months and must be re-
registered every 12 months with
payment of $125 paid with each
registration. NP’s are valid for 2
years and must be re-registered
every 2 years with payment of $125
paid with each registration.
All Food Business fees can be
found via the following link it is
important to also ensure that you
are aware of the verification fees as
well as the registration fees:
www.qldc.govt.nz/services/
environmental-health/food-
safety-guidelines
