24955 (2026). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for Food Safety

Written Question

Published date: 17 Jun 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	24955 (2026)
Question asked:	02 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Hon Rachel Brooking
Portfolio:	Minister for Food Safety
Minister replying:	Hon Andrew Hoggard
Answer received:	10 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_24955_2026
Document guid:	6d13f5ca-2f06-4ce0-ac8e-3828e30c1cb6

24955 (2026). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for Food Safety: Is his statement “we don't want to be nanny state government" representative of his approach to the food safety portfolio?

Hon Andrew Hoggard: In all my portfolios I expect regulation and policy to be proportional to risk.