Requirement documents for exporting meat
A list of requirement documents for exporting meat, including Notices and codes of practice.
Overseas Market Access Requirements (OMARS)
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Verification programme, seals, and water surveillance
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Details the programme recognised agencies must apply verifiying export animal materials and products (does not apply to live animals or germplasm).
The previous circular outlines minimum sampling frequencies for physico-chemical testing of potable process/drinking water. The table of frequencies is followed by a note requiring head office notification of when samples are to be taken.
The various regulations promulgated under the Meat Act of 1981, including those relating to meat and game, require licensees of premises to provide potable water for processing. Managers must conduct regular microbiological, chemical and physical examination of their water supplies to ensure potability.
Codes of Practice
Details the dispositions the post-mortem examiner must make based on certain diseases and defects when examining red meat intended for human consumption.
Outlines how post-mortem examination must be carried out in dressing operations of red meat intended for human consumption.
Outlines how carcasses and parts must be presented for post-mortem examination in dressing operations of red meat intended for human consumption.
Provides guidance on good manufacturing practice, process control, and the application of HACCP principles for processed meats.
- Processed meats - Code of practice - Cover letter - Amendment 1 [PDF, 44 KB]
- Processed meats - Code of practice [PDF, 1542 KB]
Provides guidance on good manufacturing practice, process control, and the application of HACCP principles for processed meats.
Notices
For animal products intended for export to the EU, primary processors must source animals from suppliers compliant with the On-Farm and Stock Saleyard Verification regulated control scheme.
Provides for an alternative meat inspection programme that allows competent company employees to undertake inspection to identify non-food safety conditions.
Approval and requirements for post-mortem inspection trials in slaughter operations intended to be eligible for countries requiring official inspection.
Requirements for inspection agencies carrying out ante- and postmortem inspection of animal material and products exported with official assurances.
Game estate animals intended for human consumption and/or export as wild game must meet the harvesting and processing requirements specified in this notice
- Schedule cloned animal statement - Form [PDF, 21 KB]
On-farm verification regulated control scheme notice for European Union market access requirements
Animal product operators (with specified exceptions) are required to implement and maintain, site specific, risk organism response plans.
The purpose of this notice is to exempt animal material and animal products certain requirements in the New Zealand (Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code) Food Standards 2002 where importing country requirements differ from New Zealand requirements.
The purpose of this Notice is to set exogenous contaminant specifications for animal material and animal products intended for human consumption.
The notice exempts specified products from the Animal Products Contaminant Specifications for specified levels of contaminants for export to countries listed in the notice.
Animal Products Notice: Contaminants Monitoring and Surveillance includes Recognised Laboratory Notice 2015 terms and updated sampling plan.