Will Auckland's Food Grade Posters Disappear From Eateries? August 04, 2026A bylaw which required Auckland food outlets to display food grade certificates in their shops or risk getting prosecuted has been allowed to expire. Food grade certificates - A being excellent and E being the worst - have been helping assure Aucklanders that food they buy is prepared safely and suitable to eat since 2016. Councillor Lotu Fuli asked staff to make sure the messaging around food grade certificates being displayed was clear to the public. “If people don’t see a food grade, then you’re going to go somewhere else because you will think, why aren’t you displaying a food grade?