The Australian Dairy Industry Managing Quality From Paddock to Plate

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The Australian Dairy IndustryManaging Quality
From Paddock to Plate

• Phillip Goode
• Manager, International Policy
• Presented to
• Australia-China Agricultural Innovation Forum
• Beijing September 2003

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Managing Quality From Paddock to Plate
Cool Chain Management Through The Retail Chain
Worlds Best Practice Farm Management
Innovation and Quality In Factories
New and Traditional Dairy Products
Strong Commitment to Export Market End Users
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Quality Dairy Products From Healthy Cows

• Managing the land
• Registration and control of chemical and
  pesticide use
• Managing the pasture
• RD into new techniques and pasture types
• Managing the herd
• Australian Dairy Herd Improvement Service
• Disease control Animal Health Australia
• Research, Development and Extension

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Quality Dairy Products From Healthy Cows
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Quality Dairy Products From Quality Milk

• On farm HACCP and other quality assurance
  programs to ensure hygienic milking practices.
• Milk brought below 5o C as soon as possible after
  milking
• Milk is collected at least once a day
• Standards enforced by State food safety
  authorities.
• Farmers paid for quality (bacteria, somatic cells
  etc) measured at the farm and factory.

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Hygienic Milking For High Quality Dairy Products
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Manufacturing Quality Control

• HACCP and ISO industry standard
• Quality assurance programs audited for State and
  Federal regulatory authorities
• State of the art machinery
• Constant RD into better methods and procedures
• Strong customer focus

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Manufacturing Research and Development

• Industry level RD through Dairy Australia
• Individual company RD programs
• Improved Quality for traditional techniques and
  new methods
• New products to meet new customer requirements
• For food manufacture
• For retail sale

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Quality Control For Traditional Dairy Products
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Quality Control For New Innovative Dairy Products
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Cool Chain Management

• All product clearly marked for trace back to
  manufacturer, day of manufacture and batch.
• Temperatures monitored
• During manufacture
• In transit
• In warehouses
• In shops

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Cold Chain Management from the Farm to the
Consumer
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Extra Care For Exports

• Australia exports more than 50 of dairy
  production
• we need to keep our export markets happy.
• All dairy exports must be certified by the
  Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
  (AQIS)
• for truth in labeling,
• food safety and
• compliance with standards

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All Exports Must Meet Australian Importing
Country Regulations
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The Dairy AustraliaWhole of Value Chain
Approach
Farm Research Innovation
National Marketing
Technical Issues
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Quality Australian Dairy Products From Paddock to
Plate