Meat Standards Australia – Pathways Committee Meetings
| Project start date: | 01 October 2011 |
| Project end date: | 30 June 2013 |
| Publication date: | 30 June 2013 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Sheep, Goat, Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle |
Summary
Meat Standards Australia (MSA) is a beef and sheepmeat eating quality program designed to take the guesswork out of buying and cooking Australian red meat. MSA involves all sectors of the supply chain from paddock to plate. A wide range of cattle and sheep management practices, processing systems, cuts, ageing periods and cooking methods have been researched to determine the impact each has on eating quality.
MSA Pathways Committee
The MSA Pathways committee aim is to:Develop, document and endorse protocols for consumer testing procedures, and monitor consumer. Provide input to the industry's research priorities and methodology to further the development of eating quality knowledge and expanded application of the model.Maintain the scientific credibility and integrity of the MSA model.
The committee
The committee participants are chosen because of their extensive experience in meat science and knowledge of MSA. The group is comprised of some of Australia's leading scientists in this area.
Meetings
Approximately two meetings are held each year. Members contribute to the meeting by presentations, deliberations, advice, and occasional correspondence out of session and through specific tasks that will be agreed through meetings or with the chair.
