MEAT INDUSTRY AND TRADE – AUSTRALIA

US officials query spike in contaminated Australian meat

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Original article by Leah Douglas
The New Daily – Page: Online : 28-Oct-21

Data from the US Department of Agriculture shows that food safety officials rejected 10 shipments of meat from Australia in 2020, due to contamination with faeces or other digestive matter. This compares with just one shipment in 2019. Three shipments of meat were also rejected for the same reasons during the first two months of 2021. Brooke Muscat of the Community & Public Sector Union warns that more meat shipments will be rejected by US officials as the shift to the outsourcing of meat inspection services gathers pace.

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UNITED STATES. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE, COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SECTOR UNION

Meat CEO’s beef with Hastie comments

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Original article by Glenda Korporaal
The Australian – Page: 19 : 14-Aug-19

Australian Meat Industry Council CEO Patrick Hutchinson has attacked Liberal MP Andrew Hastie over his recent comments regarding China. With Australian meat exports to China tipped to exceed $2 billion in 2019, Hutchinson says Hastie’s comments, which saw him compare the rise of China to that of Nazi Germany in the 1930s, were "inflammatory and ill-considered". Hutchinson says the comments do not reflect rural and regional Australia, which would suffer if the remarks led to a further downturn in the relationship between China and Australia. Hutchinson notes the meat processing sector represents over 50,000 full-time equivalent jobs, on top of the farmers who produce beef cattle.

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AUSTRALIAN MEAT INDUSTRY COUNCIL, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Meat sector calls for drought relief funds

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Original article by Sarah-Jane Tasker
The Australian – Page: 19 : 28-Mar-19

The Australian Meat Industry Council has released a report which shows that the industry’s regulatory cost burden is significantly higher than that of other major red meat-producing nations. The AMIC has called for government action to reduce export certification charges, which are estimated to cost the industry about $110m a year. CEO Patrick Hutchinson says these fees – which local producers must pay in full – are a key reason why Australian red meat is becoming globally uncompetitive.

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AUSTRALIAN MEAT INDUSTRY COUNCIL