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| The Authority issues general circulars from time to time to inform businesses about developments in industry regulation and to highlight particular food safety standards and requirements. Recent circulars include:
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2009 |
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| 01-2009 | New requirements for a food safety program and commencement of auditing for field depots (all class 4 game meat processing licensees (field depots)) |
21 October 2009 | ||
2008 |
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| 07-2008 | Dairy farm audit program (all dairy farm licensees) |
13 November 2008
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| 07-2008 (attachment) | Dairy farm audit checklist (all dairy farm licensees) |
13 November 2008 |
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| 06-2008 | Listeria Management Program Booklet |
4 September 2008 |
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| 05-2008 | Revised documents for use in a retail meat premises (retail meat licensees) |
23 June 2008 |
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| 04-2008 | Regulatory guidelines for the control of Listeria Attachment - MSC 03/2008 Regulatory guidelines for the control of Listeria (meat processors and retail meat licensees) |
23 June 2008
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| 03-2008 | Food Safety Program & Auditing Requirements for Seafood Store Licensees (seafood store licensees) |
4 April 2008
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| 02-2008 | Unpasteurised Juice producers - Requirements for the production of unpasteurised juice (unpasteurised juice producers) |
4 April 2008
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| 01-2008 | Verification Audits of Farms (dairy farmers) |
4 April 2008
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2007 |
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| 03-2007 | Delvotest Accelerator Approved Test Method (dairy factories) |
30 October 2007
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| 01-2007 | Livestock Traceability and Residue Management Programs (red meat abattoir licensees) |
31 May 2007 |
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| 07-2003-2007 update | Microbiological testing for process monitoring in the read meat and poultry industries (all meat and poultry processors) |
Updated April 2007
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| 06-2003-2007 update | Microbiological and Chemical Testing of Cooked Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry products (all meat and poultry processors) |
Updated April 2007
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2006 |
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| 03-2006 | Antibiotic detection method approved for use (all dairy factories) |
February 2006
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| 02-2006 | Compliance with National Livestock Identification Scheme (all red meat abattoirs) |
7 February 2006
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