1. Australian Export Meat Inspection System MINTRAC – 31 March 2011

2. 31/3/20112 History 2004-2005 AMIC approached AQIS about reform –Strategic Evaluation Group –PHI –Alternate inspection models –Risk based inspection Dec 2008 Gov’t accepted Beale – remove funding –No consultation Fees orders disallowed in the Senate –Small operators AMIC worked with all parties to get senate to rescind disallowance motion. –Funding Package –7 point plan Legitimate cost of Government (Public Good)

3. 31/3/20113 History 12 models presented –Problems with Fair Work Act & market access MSEP the preferred route –Moving feast US approached about AAOs as “Officials” –Held to 1999 Federal register Notice MSEP + 1(FSMA) –2011 Federal Register Notice 4 March 2011 AQIS has approached other markets –All accepting, all will audit Malaysia audit last year US audit last week EU audit this week Korea soon

4. 31/3/20114 Currently AEMIS Implementation audits continuing AMIC discussing with Minister what is Fee for Service –Part of 7 point plan was an independent review of the Legitimate Cost Of Government –Moving feast made it hard to finalise earlier Technical barriers to Trade (export and import) Animal health surveillance Marginal cost/gold plated methods FSMA – 3 years

5. 31/3/20115 Currently AMIC agreed to help with fee break-up after the cost of government review AMIC has provided all its information about the senate agreement for the Ministers consideration

6. 31/3/20116 Roll Out timing Still aiming for 1 July 2010 –Assistance ends –Current fees apply unless agreement is reached Encouraging plants to keep preparing: –do AEMIS audits –Source AAos Train up (14 week from cert 2 to 3) Recruit

7. 31/3/20117 Philosophy MSEP –Integrate PM inspection into companies QA system –AQIS verify performance AEMIS –AQIS maintain control of PM inspection Issue work PM instructions Deed of Obligation –AQIS verify performance

8. 31/3/20118 Animal health in Australia Approved Arrangements (HACCP, Integrity, AW) Meat microbiological and residue data Inspection Verification Process & Inspection Data and management Audit Whole system approach

9. 31/3/20119 Official OIE freedom from key diseases –Foot and mouth disease, Rinderpest, Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Negligible Risk Category) –Ongoing surveillance at Abattoirs to maintain status Successful bovine brucellosis and Tb eradication campaign –Government costs >$850,000,000 –Declared free from bovine brucellosis in July 1989 –Declared free from bovine Tb in December 1997 –FSIS accepted revised TB procedures 2010 Ongoing projects – C. Bovis, CLA, C. Ovis National Herd Disease Status

10. 31/3/201110 Microbiological Performance CarcaseE. coli Salmonella Total # testsAv. prevalence % Total # testsAv. prevalence % Cattle (10 yrs)241, 9394.4453, 6570.23 Sheep (10 yrs)221, 12019.1949, 0990.48

11. 31/3/201111 Commodity Group Samples Collected Number of analyses Residues over MRL Metals over ML Cattle5,73285,84821 Sheep5,47558,02329 Other42845337461 Total15,426195,9301011 National Residue Survey (NRS) monitoring results, meat products 2008/09 Residue Control National Vendor Declarations Verification NRS Extended residue program – NLIS status TART, START

12. 31/3/201112 Codex Code Of Hygienic Practice For Meat –Risk based –Whole of chain –Including animal and human health surveillance Standards set by government –Including hygiene and ante- and post-mortem Performance against the standards verified by government Government defines competence and role of inspectors and official (government) veterinarian Inspection – International Standards

13. 31/3/201113 AEMIS regulatory framework A full time government (AQIS) veterinarian (OPV) Supported by Government defined processes/standards Whole of chain risk assessment Incidence of food borne disease Incoming livestock Process control Inspection Government defined competencies Government verification AEMIS - Codex Compliance

14. 31/3/201114 Full time presence at abattoirs (tier 2) Roles: Inspection, Supervision, and Verification Ante-mortem inspection, dispositions and reporting Oversight of PM Inspection Post-mortem inspection dispositions Post-mortem verification Monitoring, verification and audit of company compliance Government Veterinarian

15. 31/3/201115 Full time government food safety meat assessors (FSMA) Qualifications –Certificate 4 in meat safety (national qualifications) and –Food safety auditor competencies Roles –Undertake carcase by carcase assessment to identify gross food safety pathology and obvious contamination –Assist the government veterinarian with post-mortem verification on larger plants –Work load assessment tool used as a guide –Can be part time (daily or hourly) Pork Plants – still being discussed Food Safety Meat Assessors

16. 31/3/201116 Competencies Certificate IV in meat processing (meat safety) Control Veterinary supervision Public Service Act Professional / ethical Fit and proper Verification Veterinary oversight Competencies Certificate IV in meat processing (meat safety) Control Veterinary supervision Deed of obligation Professional / ethical Fit and proper Verification Veterinary oversight Post-mortem product verification Post-mortem inspection process verification Government (AQIS) meat inspectors AQIS Authorised Officers AQIS Authorised Officers (not employed by AQIS) AQIS Authorised Officers AQIS Authorised Officers (not employed by AQIS) Authorised under the Export Control Act,1982 Post Mortem Inspection - AAO = = = ++++

17. 31/3/201117 Government veterinarian (OPV) Single inspector chains verifies FSMA doing PM Inspection Assisted by FSMA on the end of the chain on some (Medium) plants Assisted by roving FSMA on some larger plants (may be part time) ACPs can still be used – Further policy needs to be developed Post-mortem verification General OPV oversight / supervision OPV disposition of restricted slaughter carcases and other carcases / parts as required –Product verification (inspected heads, viscera and carcases) must meet set standards critical findings mean removal of authorised officer –Process verification correct post-mortem procedures are followed critical findings mean removal of authorised officer Post Mortem Verification

18. 31/3/201118 Where verification identifies One (1) critical non-conformity or 1 serious procedural deficiency at any time or Three (3) minor non-conformities with the product standard or 3 minor deficiencies in the inspection procedure within 25 working days –The person concerned shall be removed from the position and replaced with someone who is competent Note: corrective action is implemented for each non-conformity Post Mortem Verification

19. 31/3/201119 PHI Key Performance Indicators Product Hygiene Index

20. 31/3/201120 Performance macroscopic assessment (carcases, meat) microbiological assessment (plant, carcases, meat) Illustration only PHI reporting

21. 31/3/201121 PHI Reporting and Analysis

22. 31/3/201122 Audit Management system –Establishment and national data –Replacement for NEVs Audit outcomes PHI data and trends Post-mortem verification Reports by activity Reports of non-compliances Dashboard Data Capture and Reporting

23. 31/3/201123 Summary Change is coming –1 July 2011 Still are funding issues to resolve Be prepared –Get AAOs Foreign Audits are coming