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Meat safety & traceability

Meat safety & traceability

Australia’s reputation for producing clean, green and safe red meat products is a major factor underpinning our exporting success.

In order to ensure the quality and integrity of our beef, sheepmeat and goatmeat – and protect this valuable reputation – MLA and the wider red meat industry have implemented a number of traceability and quality assurance programs.

With many countries demanding full traceability from paddock to plate, these programs are essential to ensure both continued market access and further growth in demand.

They include:

NLIS
LPA
On-farm risk management
Off-farm food safety

These measures are essential to ensure market access and demand for Australia's red meat products and include:

Supply chain position	Safety program/initiative
On-farm	Livestock Production Assurance LPA Quality Assurance
Feedlots	National Feedlot Accreditation Scheme
Transporters	TruckSafe Animal Welfare
Saleyards	National Saleyard Quality Assurance Program
Processors	Australian Government Legislation and Standards AQIS health certificate Australian Government Halal Slaughter Program Micro-organism monitoring MLA food safety program National Residue Survey
Exporters	Department of Agriculture Biosecurity
Overall supply chain	National Livestock Identification System AUS-MEAT