NEWS AND UPDATES

Important advice for livestock producers – Russian market eligibility
23-Dec-2011

To meet Russian market access requirements SAFEMEAT is implementing a 90 day Provisional Russian Export Slaughter Interval (ESI) for products and feed containing oxytetracycline or chlortetracycline – effective 1 January 2012. Producers must now declare the status of their livestock a... READ MORE

Plague locust control operations 2010
28-Sep-2010

Livestock, feed and fodder could be exposed to the chemicals used in plague locust controls and could cause unacceptable levels of chemical residues. For the latest information brochures about Plague Locusts and Wingless Grasshoppers and how to avoid the risks of residues in meat due to plague l... READ MORE

The facts about BSE and potential beef imports to Australia
26-Feb-2010

On 20 October 2009, the Australian Government announced a change in Australia’s bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) food safety policy for imported beef and beef products setting new requirements for countries that wish to export beef and beef products to Australia. The new policy c... READ MORE

Mob-based movement recording to reinforce NLIS (Sheep and Goats)
01-Jan-2010

The important role that the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) for sheep and goats plays in providing for the identification and tracing of livestock for biosecurity, food safety, product integrity and market access purposes is being reinforced through the progressive introduction o... READ MORE

Managing residue risks in beef from endosulfan and other agricultural chemicals
07-Oct-2009

SAFEMEAT has asked beef producers to be vigilant in ensuring cattle are not exposed to residues of endosulfan or other crop chemicals and that the National Vendor Declaration (NVD) is always accurately completed when selling cattle. SAFEMEAT Chairman Jack Ware said it was timely to remind ... READ MORE

An overview of Australia's national system for managing agricultural and veterinary chemicals
24-Apr-2009

Australia's system for managing agricultural and veterinary chemicals is a risk management system designed to give confidence that they are safe to use and are used responsibly. It also encourages Australian producers to rely less on these chemicals, where possible, by using natural means to... READ MORE

Checking feed for chemical residues essential
09-Nov-2007

The Chairman of SAFEMEAT, Jack Ware, today urged livestock producers to be aware of chemical residues when feeding supplementary feeds to livestock. Mr Ware said that there is a risk that some supplementary feeds will have been treated with agricultural chemicals and this could potentially l... READ MORE

CowCatcher traceability exercise a success
23-Jul-2007

The Chairman of SAFEMEAT, Jack Ware today stated that the recent ‘CowCatcher II’ cattle traceability exercise undertaken by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry was a success. Mr Ware said the CowCatcher II exercise tested the ability of each state to comply with... READ MORE