8856 (2025). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for Food Safety

Written Question

Published date: 19 Mar 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	8856 (2025)
Question asked:	04 Mar 2025
Member asking:	Hon Rachel Brooking
Portfolio:	Minister for Food Safety
Minister replying:	Hon Andrew Hoggard
Answer received:	13 Mar 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_08856_2025
Document guid:	46744666-018d-43f2-9f13-5105c08b0366

8856 (2025). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for Food Safety: When, if at all, did he first become aware, as Minister for Food Safety, of the incident involving school lunches with plastic packaging melted into the contents?

Hon Andrew Hoggard: I was informed by my officials at New Zealand Food Safety very soon after they were made aware of the incident.