The Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) program is the on-farm assurance program that underpins food safety, biosecurity and market access for Australian red meat. LPA National Vendor Declarations (NVDs) provide evidence of livestock history and on-farm practices when moving livestock through the supply chain.
Livestock Production Assurance is crucial for maintaining and growing Australia’s $74.5 billion red meat industry.
It underpins Australia’s biosecurity, food safety, animal welfare and traceability credentials.
Without it, Australia would not be the dominant global red meat producer that it is.
LPA continues to provide world-class assurance to domestic and international customers that Australian red meat is safe to eat, ethically produced and is of high quality.
The LPA Program is partially cost recovered through collecting LPA accreditation fees and NVD book purchases. The costs to run the LPA Program and eNVD system that are not met by cost recovery are supplemented with a portion of industry levies.
