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Export Certification Reform,
Trends in Importing Country
Requirements
Overview
• Export certification reform history
• Australian Export Meat Inspection System (AEMIS)
• Benefits of AEMIS
• AEMIS implementation
• Importing authorities, market access and AEMIS
• Future challenges and opportunities
Export certification reform history
• AQIS and industry cooperation
• Product Hygiene Indicators (PHI)
• Export Certification Reform Package - MTF
• Government funding $127.4 m to promote
efficiencies and effectiveness across export sectors
• $92 m applied to export meat for
– regulatory reform
– meat inspectorate reform
– IT systems
Australian Export Meat Inspection System (AEMIS)
• Inspection activities reflect science and risks
• Flexible sourcing of inspectors
• Audit frequency based on performance
• Supported by objective data
• Key performance indicators
• Management enhanced by IT systems
• Establishment and regulatory interventions
AEMIS on plant - the regulatory team
• AQIS veterinarian continues supervisory role with
increased focus on objective verification
• AQIS Food Safety Meat Assessor (FSMA) on every
red meat chain to assess carcases
• May be 2nd FSMA (or part) to assist verification
• Competent, qualified people perform post-mortem
inspection
AEMIS on plant- post mortem inspection
• Competent, qualified people perform inspection
• Part of regulatory team on-plant
– AQIS Authorised Officers (AAOs)
– FSMAs who are AQIS staff
• All will have cert IV meat processing–meat safety
Competencies
Certificate IV in meat processing (meat safety)
Control
Veterinary supervision
Public Service Act• Professional / ethical• Fit and proper
Verification
Veterinary oversight
Product hygiene index (since July 2010)
Post-mortem product
Post-mortem inspection process
Competencies
Certificate IV in meat processing (meat safety)
Control
Veterinary supervision
Deed of obligation• Professional / ethical• Fit and proper
Verification
Veterinary oversight
Product hygiene index (since July 2010)
Post-mortem product
Post-mortem inspection process
AQIS meat
inspectors/FSMAs
AQIS Authorised
Officers (not employed by AQIS)
Authorised under the Export Control Act,1982
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Post mortem inspection
AEMIS implementation
• AEMIS rollout has commenced
• New fees from 1 October 2011
• Establishment decision re sourcing of inspectorate
• Approved arrangements confirm non-interference
• Training to support AAOs
• Registered Training Organisations
• Implementation funding provided by Government
$25 m until 31 Dec 2013
New IT systems
• Audit Management System (AMS)
• Audit reporting
• Key performance and Product Hygiene Indicators
• Dashboard
• Manual of Importing Country Requirements
(MICoR)
AEMIS benefits
• Improve flexibility/efficiencies through option to
engage AAOs or utilise AQIS FSMAs
• Improved industry performance
• KPIs, data analysis/trends support early action
• Informed workforce
• New IT systems enable data capture and analysis
to support market access
• Businesses consistently performing to a high
standard recognised via reduced audit frequency
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KPI Benefits
• Measure of the safety and suitability of meat
• Verifies system outcomes, supports market access
• Plants and government take early preventive action
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Individual KPI Summary Data
Market acceptance of reform
• US accepted MSEP+1 in 1999
• Formal acceptance of AEMIS 5 March 2011 through
Federal register notice
• Significant consultation with markets
• Number of visits / audits by markets
• Mar 2011 United States
• Mar 2011 European Union
• May 2011 Malaysia halal
• Jun 2011 Korea
• Sep 2011 Malaysia pork
Upcoming visits 2011
• Malaysia 29 Sep to 01 Oct
• Ukraine 06 Oct to 15 Oct
• Japanm 10 Oct to 14 Oct
• Egypt from 17 Oct ?
• Indonesia (provincial)
• China
• Malaysia
Challenges and opportunities for meat exports
• Australian dollar / greenback parity Oct 2010
• Floods, droughts impact agricultural productivity
• Dec / Jan - floods cost $1 billion
• Feb - Cyclone Yasi cost $300 million (Qld)
Challenges and opportunities for meat exports
• Community and market demands
• Food safety – e.g. microbiological testing
• Animal welfare – e.g. Australia, European Union
• Emerging diseases
• Supply chain integrity
Food Safety and microbiological testing
• US introduced E. coli O157:H7 testing in 2008
• US testing for non-O157 STECs
• O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145
• Planned from March 2012
• Japan testing for O26, O111, O157
• Testing for stx gene markers
• Other markets increasing focus on micro testing
Food Safety and microbiological testing
• Staphylococcus aureus and meat safety
• TVC testing of cryovac packed meat
• Science based international standards
• Technology advances
• More foodborne illness?
– Improved diagnosis or more disease?
Animal welfare
• Increasing pressure over last 20+ years
• Welfare outcomes defined in Australian legislation
and supported by science and risk based standards
• Australian Standards (incl AS4696)
• Cruelty legislation
• Codes of practice
• Industry standard
• Any additional importing country requirements
(for export)
Animal welfare
• EU legislation changing
• Phased implementation from 1 Jan 2013
• Visited in March 2011 to
– Collect information on animal welfare
standards at EU listed abattoirs
– Assist AQIS and industry prepare for 2013
• Australia generally well-prepared
– MINTRAC, industry and Government
Emerging diseases
Avian influenza - H5N1
• Last Australian incident was 1997 in NSW
• Previous in Vic and Qld
• Since 2003
• 280 human deaths due to H5N1 globally
• Surveillance has not detected the virus in
Australia
Emerging diseases
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
• Europe
• UK 1986
• Ireland 89
• France 91
• Belgium 93
• Japan 2001
• North America 2003
No – it’s only slightly grumpy cow disease
Emerging diseases
Swine flu - H1N1
• 2009 pandemic after virus genetic re-assortment
in pigs, then again in people
• Pork not implicated
Emerging diseases
• Equine influenza
• Identified in Australia in August 2007
• Spread through parts of NSW and Qld
• Provisionally free March 2008
• Eradication costs ~ $100 million
• Additional social and industry costs
Emerging diseases
• Hendra
• Bats reservoir of virus
• Horses
• Humans
• Dogs, cats other mammals tested
• Paramyxovirus
• Pigeons
• Reported to OIE
Supply chain integrity
• Traceability
• Certification, labelling, etc
• Improved data collection, transfer
• Paddock to plate
– NLIS, NVDs, eNVDs
– trade descriptions, labelling
– transfer certificates, eMTC
– export permits and certification, eCert
• Animal health data
• Integrated production system, verifiable by IT
• Meat inspection based on science and risk
• Risks managed through response to data / trends
• Regulatory system based on performance and risk
• Needs to be delivered and maintained
• Sustained / improved market access based on
Australia’s meat safety performance,
supported by data
• Integrity of the supply chain,
certification is the next challenge
Summary
Thank you
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