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Audit Schedule
All meat and seafood processing facilities are required to undertake third party audits. Audit frequencies for each licence type are listed below.
Meat Facilities
Licence categories | Annual audit frequency |
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Abattoir Game Meat Processing Facility Pet Meat Processing Facility |
Every 3 months (quarterly) |
Retail Butcher Shop* Further Meat Processing Facility* Prime Tallow Processing Facility Inedible Rendering Facility Pet Food Establishment |
Every six months (biannual) |
* Retail Butcher Shops and Further Meat Processing Facilities that manufacture smallgoods will require quarterly audits.
Seafood Facilities
Seafood businesses require one audit a year. Any seafood processing facilities that process meat require audits on a biannual basis and any seafood processing facilities that manufacture smallgoods require audits on a quarterly basis.