Schedule 3 Consultation with Government Agencies – Questions NSW Vic Qld SA AGRICULTURE A General Questions The following issues have been raised during abattoir audit: NVDs being • Incorrect completion of completed incorrectly 1 (a) What issues if NVDs including, Lost or missing ear Incidental amount of Yes Incomplete NVDs • – any have been raised traceability (use of tags on cattle incorrectly completed Instances of at abattoir level depots), withholding In - correct details for Vendor Declarations with NLIS • regarding matters that periods and sourcing non-vendor bred (ovine), Misread or Smaller plants failed to should be addressed location to prevent animals missing NLIS Tags have the provisions for on farm (ie. incorrect residue breaches. (Cattle). NLIS completion on NVDs)? Animal welfare issues All abattoirs have regarding fit to load. contacts with LHPA and DPI compliance officers to investigate with these issues. NVD issues have been picked up at a random audit and treated as Low in percentage systemic issues and NSW Food Authority too low to approximate 1(b) Indicate the Less than 5% address by both would not be able to for ovine. For NLIS numbers or noncompliance in this industry and provide exact Tags on cattle percentages affected? area Agriculture. Animal percentage compliance is around welfare issues are 99% accuracy. raised directly to the appropriate state authority.
Schedule 3 – Consultation with Government Agencies Questions NSW Vic Qld SA AGRICULTURE A General Questions 1 (a) What issues if any have been raised at abattoir level regarding matters that should be addressed on farm (ie. incorrect completion on NVDs)? The following issues have been raised during abattoir audit: • NVDs being completed incorrectly • Lost or missing ear tags on cattle • In - correct details for non-vendor bred animals All abattoirs have contacts with LHPA and DPI compliance officers to investigate with these issues. Incidental amount of incorrectly completed Vendor Declarations (ovine), Misread or missing NLIS Tags (Cattle). Yes – Incomplete NVDs Instances of with NLIS Smaller plants failed to have the provisions for NLIS Incorrect completion of NVDs including, traceability (use of depots), withholding periods and sourcing location to prevent residue breaches. Animal welfare issues regarding fit to load. 1(b) Indicate the numbers or percentages affected? NSW Food Authority would not be able to provide exact percentage Low in percentage too low to approximate for ovine. For NLIS Tags on cattle compliance is around 99% accuracy. Less than 5% noncompliance in this area NVD issues have been picked up at a random audit and treated as systemic issues and address by both industry and Agriculture. Animal welfare issues are raised directly to the appropriate state authority.
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