30983 (2026). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister for Biosecurity

30983 (2026). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister for Biosecurity: What MPI-specified measures, including phytosanitary treatments, inspection requirements, certification requirements, systems approaches, irradiation, fumigation, or other risk management measures, have been proposed, that would apply to fresh blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) imports from Chile, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, and the United States of America prior to export to New Zealand or while in transit to New Zealand?

Hon Andrew Hoggard: I am advised that measures specific to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) are used to manage the biosecurity risk of economically important pests on imported produce. For fresh blueberries, the proposed measures can be found in section 2.3 of the draft Import Health Standard Fresh Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) for Human Consumption, with supporting information on MPI's consultation webpage: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/consultations/proposed-import-requirements-for-fresh-blueberries-vaccinium-spp-for-human-consumption