Information standards

Global information standards refer to numbering, bar coding and electronic messaging (eMessaging) standards for specific red meat supply chain activities. 

Red meat industry guidelines have been developed by our industry from the global standards for trade and commerce. GS1 Australia manages these global standards.

Benefits

The use of global standards for numbering, bar coding and eMessaging offers benefits to all parties in the red meat industry supply chain, including:

For all trading partners:

• The ability to identify goods and shipments quickly and accurately.
• Track forward and trace back of products.
• Faster delivery of goods.
• Fewer handling and shipping errors.
  Better inventory management and reduced inventory holdings.
• Reduction of order and replenishment times.

For domestic processing:

Including slaughter, boning, cold store, value adding, retail ready, by-product/ co-products.

• The ability to identify carcases, cartons, bulk packs, pallets and shipments quickly and accurately.
• Compliance with customer (retail or export) requirements for bar coding.
• Track forward and trace back from slaughter to retail shelf.
• Integration with the National Livestock Identification Scheme (NLIS).
• eMessaging ability for the NVD Waybill and Meat Transfer Certificates.

For livestock production:

Including breeding, backgrounding and finishing.

• The ability to identify livestock (mobs and individuals) and consignments quickly and accurately (NLIS).
• Electronic NVD and Waybill (e-DEC) and other regulatory and market access forms.
• Producer feedback matched to properties, mob and even individual animals.