Guidelines & tools
Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) is the system that underpins Australia's reputation as a global source of safe red meat. Given that there is so much at stake, MLA is working to make it as easy as possible for producers to comply with LPA through a number of helpful guidelines and tools.
It is important producers remember that if they are audited they will need to prove compliance with the elements of LPA and the best way to do this is by keeping good records.
Tools to help
Guidelines and tools for LPA elements
Element 1: Property risk assessment - On-farm systems have been implemented to minimise the risk of livestock being exposed to sites that are unacceptably contaminated with organochlorine or other persistent chemicals.
Element 2: Safe and responsible animal treatments - On-farm systems have been implemented to ensure that animal treatments are stored and administered in a safe and responsible manner to minimise the risk of chemical residues and physical hazards in livestock intended for human consumption.
Element 3: Fodder crop, grain and pasture treatments and stock foods - On-farm systems have been implemented to manage the exposure of livestock to foods containing unacceptable chemical contamination to minimise the risk of chemical residues in livestock and to eliminate the risk of animal products being fed to ruminant livestock intended for human consumption.
Element 4: Preparation for dispatch of livestock - On-farm systems have been implemented to ensure that selected livestock are fit for transport and that the risk of stress and contamination during assembly and transport is minimised.
Element 5: Livestock transactions and movements - A system has been implemented to enable traceability of the current status of all livestock with respect to treatment or exposure to relevant food safety hazards for all livestock movements between livestock production enterprises including to slaughter and live export.
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