ARA ACCREDITATION WORKSHOP ON HYGIENIC PRODUCTION OF RENDERED ANIMAL PRODUCTS
The Accreditation Workshop has provided valuable training to over a thousand individuals since 1991. The workshop offers an excellent opportunity to prepare your staff to meet the requirements outlined in the Australian Standard for the Hygienic Rendering of Animal Products.
The central focus of the workshop is to emphasise the significance of quality assurance in preventing contamination of rendered products. Topics covered include unit operations in rendering as well as hygiene issues.
The program also offers practical demonstrations of methods of transfer of microorganisms and a visit to a rendering plant.
Participants are awarded a Certificate of Competency from AUS-MEAT Limited and the Australian Renderers Association upon successful completion.
The major topics of the workshop are:
Growth and survival characteristics of microorganisms relevant to rendering.
HACCP-based quality assurance protocols for rendering.
ARA Code of Practice and the revised Australian Standard for Rendering
Domestic and international requirements for the production of rendered products.
Heat transfer within rendering systems.
Operation of presses and centrifuges
Tallow and meat meal specifications.
Reduction of foreign objects in raw materials.
Next workshop
22–26 February 2027 | Melton, Victoria
Registration fees ex GST:
ARA Members: $3500
Non-members: $4000
Includes tuition, course materials, all meals and dinners, evening tutorials, and site tour bus transport.
Registrations are limited to two participants per establishment. Additional places may be offered if space permits.
2027 workshop dates
- 22–26 February | Melton, Victoria
- July | Queensland | dates and location to be confirmed
Graduates since 1991
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