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Statistical evaluation of the New Zealand food safety authority sampling protocol for imported food
Kondaswamy Govindaraju1, Mark Bebbington, Thewaporn Wrathall
1Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. k.govindaraju@massey.ac.nz
Abstract:
The New Zealand Food Safety Authority sampling protocol for compliance inspection of imported food products is evaluated for its ability to provide consumer protection. The sampling protocol involves both partial testing of imported consignments and complete skipping inspection of consignments based on the quality history. The risk posed by the strategies of partial testing and skipping inspection of imports is evaluated using the average outgoing quality limit and other performance measures. The cost dimension of sampling inspection is also considered. Suggestions for improvement, which include tightening the skipping inspection parameters, are made.
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