The WTO appellate body report has upheld the panel report that the USA lamb import safeguard measures are inconsistent with its GATT obligations. At the AMPC Board Meeting held on 28th February 2001 the 9 Directors unanimously resolved that all significant processors had formally agreed to membership of AMPC, and therefore AMPC will continue its voluntary contributions scheme for a further three year period from 1st July 2001. The Australian Red Meat and Health Expert Advisory Committee recently released a major new report The Role of Red Meat in Healthy Australian Diets. The Committee convened by Meat and Livestock Australia comprises experts on nutrition and public health, and is chaired by Ian Caterson, Boden Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Sydney. The report's recommendations are consistent with statements on red meat and health from the Heart Foundation, the Dietitians Association of Australia, the National Stroke Foundation, and the Australian Cancer Society.
Greenhouse gases are a natural part of the atmosphere.
They trap the sun's warmth, and maintain the earth's surface temperature at a level necessary to support life. The majority of Australia's largest abattoirs have signed an agreement with the Federal Government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the meat processing sector. Twenty processors have signed up and a further twenty are expected to follow suit. The aim is to reduce the energy used by the meatworks for refrigeration and processing, to drop emissions by 100-thousand tonnes a year. The chief executive of the Australian Meat Processor Corporation, Ross Graham, says it should be easy.