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Construction and equipment guidelines for export meat establishments

Publication details Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, May 2023 These guidelines have been designed to inform plant managers, architects, engineers and consultants about the structural and equipment standards for export meat establishments in Australia. In this context, meat has…
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Application to change details of an AAO

Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, current as of June 2024Change of details form for AAOs.DownloadChange of details form for AAOs (PDF 240 KB)Change details form for AAOs (DOCX 125 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for…
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Information relating to the use of liner-less cartons at export registered establishments

Publication details Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, January 2014 Information relating to the use of liner-less cartons at export registered establishments. Download Document Pages File size Information relating to the use of liner-less cartons…
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Targeted Residue Testing Programs

​​​​​​​Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, March 2019DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeTargeted Residue Testing Programs PDF​ 34480 KB​Targeted Residue Testing Programs DOCX​…
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Summary of Methods and Checklists

Aerobic plate countDocument titleFile typeHorizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms – Colony count at 30°C by the pour plate technique – AS 5013.5-2016​PDF [412 KB]Word [140 KB]Aerobic Plate Counts in Foods (Neogen Petrifilm Methods) – AOAC 990.12PDF [433 KB]Word [106…
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Approved Microbiological Methods Checklists Manual

​IntroductionMany commodities must be tested prior to export as part of trade arrangements between Australia and importing countries. As part of its role in maintaining export markets for the meat industry, the department operates an Approved Laboratory Program. The aim of the program is to ensure…
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Approved methods for microbiological testing of meat and meat products

DownloadApproved methods for microbiological testing (PDF 446 KB)Approved methods for microbiological testing (DOCX 78 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Amended April 2025The following is a list of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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Approved laboratories for testing meat and products for E. coli O157:H7 and top six STEC

Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, October 2025DownloadApproved Laboratories for Testing Meat and Meat Products (PDF 340 KB)Approved Laboratories for Testing Meat and Meat Products (DOCX 76 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility…
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Approved laboratories for microbiological testing of meat and meat products

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, October 2025Approved Laboratories for Microbiological Testing of Export Meat and Meat ProductsDownload PDF - 295 KBDownload Word - 122 KBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, contact us for help.Online versionNew South WalesLaboratory/…
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Approval of alternative procedures and new technologies at export registered meat establishments

​​​Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, August 2024This guideline is established to provide a clear statement on procedures for the approval of alternative procedures and new technologies at export registered meat establishments.Note: this guideline replaces the…
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