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New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA),
A new food safety guide designed for Marae cooks has been launched.
The guide, named Te Kai Manawa Ora, provides up-to-date food safety advice in a culturally sensitive format for a setting that is often run by volunteers.
“Sharing kai is a core element of Māori culture, and the Marae is often the centre of this experience,” says Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson.
“This guide aims to help maintain the mana and dignity of Marae cooks by providing them with hints and tips for keeping food safe.”
As well as covering topics such as how to buy, store, cook and serve food safely, Te Kai Manawa Ora also gives food safety tips for some traditional Māori food practices. This includes gathering puha, watercress and kaimoana, making a hangi and serving recreationally caught meat.
The guide was developed by a team made up of people from NZFSA, public health units and Māori health providers.
It was written in response to requests for more information from whanau, hapu and iwi following the release in 2004 of NZFSA’s Hangi Guide.
The guide can be downloaded from the website at: www.nzfsa.govt.nz/consumers/maori-pacific-other-cultures/, or Marae representatives can get a hard copy from NZFSA by calling 0800 NZFSA1 (0800 693 721).