Technical activities to facilitate the implementation of the pending publication of meat inspection and disposition judgment standard AS4696in export-licensed abattoirs

Pork Quality
01 December 2022
Completed Project
Project goal

The project aimed to provide technical and training support for accepting and implementing the amended standard.

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Project summary

There are several outcomes resulting from this project, including:

 

  • Approval of routine visual only post-mortem inspection for all commercial pigs
  • Amended disposition criteria for melanoma, and pneumonia/pleurisy and polyarthritis
  • Acceptance by all export markets of Australian pork of amendments to AS4696 as resulting from a WTO notification process conducted by ESB
  • A successful Public Consultation by Standards Australia that will result in gazettal of AS4696:2023 in early 2023.
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For further information on pork quality, please contact Vaibhav Gole on 0436 934 763 or email: vaibhav.gole@australianpork.com.au