Currently, electronic identification is required across the beef supply chain but is yet to be broadly implemented in other sectors such as the sheep and goat industries.
The council says the Federal and state governments must commit to implementing the traceability reforms agreed by industry and governments through SAFEMEAT.
Cattle Council of Australia President Lloyd Hick said the red meat industry is frustrated by the lack of progress by governments on these reforms.
“Electronic animal identification lets you track down any animal no matter where it moves in Australia,” Mr Hick…
