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Blaney BJ, Connole MD and Hill MWM, 1987
The Australian standard diagnostic techniques (ASDT) for aflatoxicosis identifies and describes laboratory methods that assist in detecting and diagnosing disease caused by ingestion of aflatoxins in susceptible domestic animals.
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, November 2022.
This document provides a national approach to the Department of Agriculture (the department) inspection and verification of export-registered independent boning rooms to support Australian Government health certification for export meat and meat products.
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
This guideline provides a national approach to inspection and verification of export registered abattoirs to support Australian Government health certification for export meat and meat products.
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The Export Meat Systems Sanctions Policy provides the detail on how the department will implement the regulatory actions and sanctions available to the Secretary within the Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Rules 2021 and associated legislation.
The Australian Export Meat Inspection System (AEMIS) is an integrated set of controls specified and verified by the government that ensure the safety, suitability and integrity of Australian meat and meat products. Underpinning AEMIS are objective hygiene and performance standards that are continually monitored.
A departmental On Plant Veterinarian (OPV) is responsible for ante-mortem inspection and verification of post-mortem inspection and processor hygiene practices.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, March 2023
Meat Hygiene Assessment describes the application of two monitoring systems - the first relates to process controls in the production of the meat and the second to the physical condition of meat. Both systems utilise standardised methods to assure consistency in the outputs from monitoring and to provide an objective approach to assessing meat hygiene.
Individuals, partnerships and companies exporting edible meat, offal (including casings) or meat products of cattle, sheep or goats must be licensed under the Export Control Act 2020.
A licence to export meat issued by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry grants an exporter permission to conduct a specific export transaction. It is the responsibility of each exporter to determine the end use of the product being exported and whether a meat export licence is required.
June 2022
This guideline outlines the procedures for industry to follow in order for meat to be exported from Export Registered Australian Standard Meat Establishments under the Tier 1 scheme.
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This page outlines the export permit requirements for Australian meat and meat products and should be read in conjunction with the export legislation.
An export permit is required for prescribed goods intended for export in accordance with the Export Control Act 2020.
The primary function of an export permit is to verify that product is eligible for export to the intended destination of import. The Australian Border Force requires an export permit before issuing export clearance for prescribed goods.
The following Islamic organisations have an Approved Arrangement with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for the certification of halal red meat and red meat products for export and are considered an Approved Islamic Organisation (AIO). The following table identifies the international markets for which the AIOs are listed as recognised certifying bodies by the respective competent authorities, enabling them to certify for those markets.
