QA for processors

At the processing level, Australia's food safety and quality record reflects a dual system of federal government regulation and industry quality assurance, grounded in food science.

Programs include:

• National Feedlot Accreditation Scheme (NFAS)
  
• National Livestock Identification System (NLIS)
  
• Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)
  
• Hazard Analysis at Critical Control Points (HACCP)
• Meat Safety Quality Assurance (MSQA) (1.4MB, PDF)
• Australian Government Supervised Muslim Slaughter (AGSMS)
• Australian Standard (for production of meat and meat products)
  
• E. coli and Salmonella Monitoring (ESAM)
• Meat Hygiene Assessement (MHA) (520KB, PDF)
  
• AQIS and International Inspections
• National Residue Survey
• Export Control Act 1982