20 Feb 2024

Auditor general wants crack down on high risk imported food

From Checkpoint, 5:37 pm on 20 February 2024

"Consumers expect the food they buy to be safe".

The auditor general wants a government ministry to crack down on food importers bringing in high risk products that could be making people sick.

Last year, 39 people contracted Hepatitis A after eating imported frozen berries, half of them were hospitalised.

The auditor general says it's incumbent on MPI to make sure checks are carried out to ensure importers are meeting their responsibilities.

Reporter Lucy Xia has more.