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CMP Rangitikei / ANZCO Foods Rangitikei

ANZCO’s sheep and lamb processing site at Marton/Bulls, New Zealand. ME188 appears on the pictured Costco Spring Lamb rack.

Location

Establishment ME188 is at 672 State Highway 1, Marton/Bulls, New Zealand. ANZCO identifies it as a year-round sheep and lamb processing site.

About

ME188 appears on Costco item 13607’s advertised Spring Lamb rack. This identifies the pictured processor, not every current lot or its supplying farm.

Certifications

NZIDT GX038/2025 covers halal slaughter, boning, packing, storage and dispatch of chilled/frozen lamb, May 1, 2025–April 30, 2028. It is a premises certificate, not a shipment certificate or audit outcome.

Sourcing

ANZCO’s supply terms require animal-status declarations, proper care and fitness for transport, and prohibit supplier growth promotants and grazing known DDT-contaminated soils. These are contractual requirements, not this rack’s farm audit.

Practices

A March 2024 operator account describes Rangitikei’s six-month water-metering pilot starting March 2022. Claimed water and waste reductions are unquantified; percentages reported for other ANZCO sites do not apply here.

About

In November 2011, the union reported a lockout and proposed pay cuts; the employer cited picket/road safety for a one-day closure and continuing mediation. These are opposing party accounts, not a reviewed judgment or evidence of current conditions.

Researched October 17, 2026