Incorporating food safety, quality and traceability, the integrity system underpins the livestock selling system giving confidence to buyers, retailers and consumers. Ultimately, Australia’s red meat integrity system ensures our livestock industry can stand by what it sells.
Take a look at the video below to find out more about the red meat integrity system delivered by ISC.
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ISC manages and delivers the Australian red meat industry’s three key on-farm assurance and through-chain traceability programs Livestock Production Assurance (LPA), National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) and National Vendor Declarations (NVD).
Livestock Production Assurance (LPA)
LPA is the Australian red meat industry’s on-farm assurance program which covers on-farm management of food safety, animal welfare and biosecurity.
Being LPA-accredited means that the producer is exercising best practice for producing safe and ethically produced red meat on-farm and can provide the evidence to demonstrate this.
National Livestock Identification System (NLIS)
NLIS is Australia’s system for the identification and traceability of cattle, sheep and goats.
NLIS enhances Australia’s ability to track livestock during disease and food safety incidents. The traceability of red meat products provided by NLIS also serves to ensure consumer trust in the industry.
National Vendor Declarations (NVD)
The NVD is a legal document that both guarantees the safety of red meat products and enables the traceability of those products along each link in the value chain.
The eNVD web-based system and eNVD mobile app are available for LPA accredited producers, feedlots and value chain stakeholders to use. Digital consignments are fast, easy and more accurate than paper forms, delivering time and efficiency savings.
Take a look at the videos below to learn how to use the eNVD web-based system and mobile app.
This is a comprehensive tutorial on how to use the eNVD (electronic National Vendor Declaration) website. In this video, recorded in June 2024, we walk you through every step you need to create a consignment and master the eNVD website system.
This is a comprehensive tutorial on how to use the eNVD (electronic National Vendor Declaration) app. In this video, recorded in June 2024, we walk you through every step you need to create a consignment and master the eNVD app system.
Alistair Michael is a fifth-generation sheep producer from Snowtown, South Australia. In this short video he shares his experience as an early adopter of electronic identification (eID) and explains why he believes other sheep producers should get in early to enjoy the advantages electronic tags can deliver in terms of traceability and stock performance.
Watch our exclusive interview with NSW cattle producer, Hannah Russell. Discover how she uses the eNVD app to connect with the whole red meat industry’s supply chain, improving data collection and making record-keeping easier than ever.
An integrated integrity system
The two key elements of the integrity system – LPA and NLIS – work together to ensure Australian red meat is safe to eat and fully traceable. These elements are connected through:
- LPA National Vendor Declarations (NVDs), a legal document which links traceability to on-farm assurance to certify the food safety of Australian red meat as it is transferred through the value chain
- Property Identification Codes (PICs), which every livestock producing property must have to be registered with LPA or NLIS
- Farm record keeping, which is essential to ensure traceability and guarantee food safety.
