2015 Meat Inspection and Quality Assurance Conference

The Australian meat industry's Meat Inspection and Quality Assurance (MI&QA) Conference, now in its sixteenth year, was held at the Gold Coast on 21 and 22 October 2015. The conference is an event built around the interests of Plant Managers, Quality Assurance and Meat Inspection personnel as well as regulators in the meat processing industry.

The conference targets meat industry employees who have a requirement to understand the quality and food safety environment in which the Australian meat processors operate. The conference aims to highlight existing and over the horizon issues that the industry needs to address such as labelling laws, microbiological testing, inspection regimes, supply chain assurance schemes and animal welfare standards.

Industry support for the conference as in previous years was overwhelming, with registrations of delegates and trade exhibitors still high despite industry downturn. For many managers working in this field the MI&QA Conference is viewed as a 'must-attend' event for the calendar year.

The MI&QA Conference provided an important forum to exchange views, keep updated on domestic and international developments and gain greater awareness of the current issues affecting the meat industry. The conference offered delegates a chance to network with other industry associates within and outside the sector.

This year’s diverse range of topics encouraged a great deal of interest and discussion, with many delegates declaring it was the best conference so far.

This past year has seen the conclusion of some interesting funded research and development projects and the conference gave the industry an opportunity to hear directly from the researchers the outcomes of their projects. In particular delegates heard of those projects dealing with processing technologies as well as assurance schemes and inspection arrangements.

Thank you to this year’s Silver Sponsor, Argus Ltd, NZ, sponsoring not only the conference but also an exhibition booth. Also to our many exhibitors, MINTRAC would like to thank you on behalf of the industry.

We look forward to seeing you again at the 2016 MI&QA Conference.

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