The Ministry for Primary Industries has contacted Summerfruit NZ to advise that the OPI programme has finished earlier than expected. The last OPI inspection occurred yesterday, 17 March 2020.
The inspector has been recalled to Australia due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus) health concerns for those staff in offshore placements.
OPI was due to finish on 30 April 2020. Now all product scheduled for OPI must now undergo on-arrival inspection in Australia.
If you have any questions regarding this or the new inspection procedures, please contact cressida@solutionz.co.nz