AsureQuality - Farm and Livestock Services▪ AsureQuality is a New Zealand Government owned Accredited Conformity Assessment Body (CAB)

with significant experience in agricultural programme development. AsureQuality certifies over 20,000 farms to ISO/ IEC Guide 65 (IEC 17065) within New Zealand and Australia.

▪ AsureQuality is working with meat and dairy companies, farmers, rural sector businesses and industry groups to achieve improved product quality, safety and profitability through implementing best practice farm assurance programmes. Best management practice with set objectives and targets. Farm food safety plan, whole farm assurance programmes, risk management and farm

certification. Introduction of information technology and data collection via the AsureQuality Geospatial

Information System - AgriBase. Auditing 10,000 New Zealand farms per year across 30 different programmes. Auditing 17 Dairy Food Safety Plans on 5,000 farms in New Zealand and Australia. Developing Sheep and Beef farm certification programmes for JBS Australia. (JBS – one of the

worlds largest red meat companies) Pigcare Programme - AsureQuality manage New Zealand’s National Pig Farm Assurance

Programme.

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NZFMA FeedSafe Programme

▪ A two year process▪ Project concept and development▪ Documentation and site trials▪ Review and feedback▪ Publication and implementation▪ Application to join▪ Audit and Certification – 15 sites completed

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NZFMA FeedSafe Web Portal

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NZFMA FeedSafe Corrective Actions (CAR’s)

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NZFMA FeedSafe Audit Findings

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NZFMA FeedSafe Programme - Critical

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NZFMA FeedSafe Programme - Major

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NZFMA FeedSafe Programme - minor

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NZFMA FeedSafe Programme

▪ First round of audits almost completed▪ No major surprises with the results▪ Documents and Processes to be reviewed later this year▪ Any changes will be notified ▪ Review of Audit Guideline – does it deliver on requirements?▪ Where to from here – Implication for Industry

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