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Compliance: guaranteeing success

Accurate compliance to Australia’s red meat integrity systems, the NLIS and LPA programs, is the best way to ensure the safety and welfare of your stock and business, especially in the event of an emergency animal disease outbreak.

Find out if you need Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) accreditation. Learn why some livestock owners require LPA, when it may not be needed, and what alternatives are available. Get clear guidance to help you meet market and supply chain requirements.

Further assistance  If you have any questions about completing or rectifying your NLIS transfers, please email info@integritysystems.com.au.   Alternatively, you can speak with the ISC Customer Service team on 1800 683 111, Monday-Friday between 8am to 7pm (AEST) or on weekends between 9am and 5pm (AEST).   You can also access the ISC Chatbot seven days a week via our website or from your myMLA and LPA account pages. 

The Livestock Production Assurance On-Farm Quality Assurance (LPA QA) program, incorporating the Cattlecare and Flockcare programs, represents the second tier of the LPA framework. Livestock producers must be fully accredited in LPA level 1 (or Food Safety Management) to participate in LPA QA. The Cattlecare and Flockcare programs were initially developed by the Cattle Council of Australia and the Sheepmeat Council of Australia respectively. Since the introduction of the LPA food safety program, Cattlecare and Flockcare have been incorporated into the grassfed industry's LPA QA program.   The LPA QA program is managed by the Integrity Systems Company, the same committee...

If you’re new to owning livestock or only have a handful of cattle, sheep or goats on your property, this webinar is for you! Join Integrity Systems Company for a high-level overview of property identification codes (PIC), biosecurity requirements, livestock movements, and ISC and state department requirements. This webinar is relevant to hobby farmers and small landholders across Australia.  Thursday 21st May, 7pm AEST 

Find out how to manage your records for LPA accreditation online.

More information Learn more about the LPA program and its seven requirements. Read about LPA learning, accreditation and on farm audits.

All LPA accredited producers – from large scale operators to hobby farmers – may be audited to check how records are maintained and how food safety, biosecurity and animal welfare management is being carried out on-farm. Help your clients be prepared by sharing the resources below: more information about LPA audits the LPA audit checklist factsheet: how to respond to an LPA Corrective Action Request (CAR) factsheet: how to submit evidence for a remote audit.

The EW status helps monitor and manage food safety and biosecurity risk along the entire supply chain. It gives livestock buyers and agents a heads up around potential risk by flagging that the PIC may have high risk animals (ie chemical residue or disease) associated with it. The buyer or agent is then able to contact the vendor and seek more information about whether a high-risk animal is in a consignment.