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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.

Integrity Systems Company (ISC) is not offering refunds for tokens purchased prior to 1 January 2020. LPA accredited producers will continue to have access to electronic National Vendor Declarations (eNVDs) at no cost. As a part of the Accelerated Adoption Initiative (AAI), hard copy NVD books are also available at no cost through to 30 June 2021.

LPA Accreditation for your PIC will be withdrawn from the LPA program. Any voluntary modules will also be withdrawn. Your accreditation with MSA will be deactivated. You will no longer be able to access or use LPA National Vendor Declarations (NVDs), eNVDs. You may have issues with selling or moving your livestock at saleyards or processing plants.

What are your integrity requirements as a new producer?

NVD books are still available, however we suggest using eNVDs because they offer additional functionality and ensure livestock consignment data is captured digitally through the supply chain. This creates greater supply chain efficiency and ensures more correct information is captured. If you still wish to seek NVD books, click below to find the current LPA NVD versions.   Current paper (NVD) Versions and Guides How to Order NVD Books

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Key Points Traceability is critical to protecting market access  Integrity system compliance is everyone’s job  NVDs and eNVDs must be clear, complete and correct  eNVD is the faster, easier way to complete livestock consignments  Since setting up business in 1974, Gundagai Meat Processors (GMP) has grown from processing around 5,000 lambs each year to over one million.   With a state-of-the-art processing facility and one of the most advanced lamb carcase chillers in the world, GMP is also a significant employer in the Southern Tablelands region of NSW.   A key to the processor’s success has been building trusted, long-term partnerships with...

Integrity systems for every producer    Integrity Systems Company (ISC) manages and delivers the red meat assurance program and provides the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database for the Australian red meat industry, specifically:     The National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) – ISC accredits the tags or devices which are used to identify livestock and provide the NLIS database that records livestock movements over its lifetime.   The Livestock Production Assurance Program or LPA which is the on-farm assurance program covering food safety, animal welfare and biosecurity requirements. Livestock producers must be LPA accredited to access and use the LPA National Vendor Declarations...

The team at Gundagai Meat Processors (GMP) take traceability incredibly seriously. With the eNVD app, not only have they reduced their workload, but their livestock consignments are far easier to track.

Not only do transporters carry our livestock, they also carry the responsibility of ensuring consignment documentation is timely and accurate – a job made much easier by the eNVD app.