The New Zealand Food and Safety Authority have revealed their strict plans for food safety ahead of next month’s Rugby World Cup.
All food served to teams at the tournament will have samples frozen and recorded in the strict new regime.
"They have advised that they will have full traceability of team hotel meals, volunteer meals and VIP meals for the duration of the tournament," said New Zealand Food and Safety Authority spokesperson Helen Keyes.
"They also have daily reporting from team hotels and they will be freezing samples of each meal served."
The All Blacks have had previous issues with food safety: 27 players fell ill with suspected food poisoning 48 hours before the 1995 World Cup final in Johannesburg.
Rugby World Cup 2011 hospitality and logistics manager Ian Crowe has denied, however, that this previous incident has anything to do with the new food regime.
“We are following best practice, so [it’s] unrelated to those issues," he said.
The 2011 Rugby World Cup kicks off on Friday, September 9 when the All Blacks take on Tonga in Auckland.
