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2016 Meat Inspection and Quality Assurance Conference

This year’s Meat Inspection and Quality Assurance conference will be held at the Mercure Gold Coast Resort, Queensland on 19 and 20 October 2016. This conference will again feature a range of local and overseas speakers and topics including:

  • a new look at HACCP, TACCP and VACCP
  • emergency animal diseases and your EAP plan
  • utilising animal health data to improve yields and profit
  • OVIS and hydatids—why are they still an issue?
  • Exdoc into the 21st century with paperless documentation
  • Panel review of meat inspection

The MI and QA conference is now in its seventeenth year. The conference is an event built around the interests of plant managers, QA and meat inspection personnel and regulators in the meat industry.

The conference targets meat industry employees who have a requirement to understand the quality and food safety environment in which Australian Meat processors operate. The conference aims to highlight existing and over the horizon issues the industry needs to address such as labelling laws, microbiological testing, inspection regimes, supply chain assurance schemes and animal welfare standards.

Industry support for the conference in recent years has been overwhelming, with registration of delegates and trade exhibitors still high despite industry downturn. For many managers working in this field the MI and QA Conference is viewed as a ‘must-attend’ event for the calendar year.

The MI and QA conference provides an important forum to exchange views, keep updated on domestic and international developments, gain greater awareness of the current issues affecting the meat industry, and network with other industry associates within and outside the sector.

This past year has seen the conclusion of some interesting funded research and development projects and this conference will give the industry an opportunity to hear directly from the researchers the outcomes of their projects. In addition, overseas speakers will provide insight into trends and developments occurring internationally.

The MI and QA Conference is an event relevant to anyone responsible for ensuring the quality and food safety of meat product.

Registrations are now open. Go to the MINTRAC website to register

2015 Meat Inspection and Quality Assurance Conference