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Thomas Family
Guarantee
VERS ION 1.0 — J UN E 2 0 19
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Thomas Family Guarantee............................................................................................... 3
Purpose...............................................................................................................................4
Scope ................................................................................................................................4
1. Standards......................................................................................................................... 5
1.1. Farm Accreditation........................................................................................6
1.2. Traceability.....................................................................................................6
1.3. Animal Welfare..............................................................................................6
1.4. Animal Health................................................................................................6
1.5. Animal Husbandry........................................................................................ 7
1.6. Feed and Water............................................................................................. 7
1.7. Livestock Transport ...................................................................................... 7
2. Raising Claims...............................................................................................................8
2.1. Raised without Antibiotics...........................................................................9
2.2. No Added Hormones............................................................................... 10
2.3. Humanely Raised....................................................................................... 10
2.4. Sustainable.................................................................................................. 10
3. Additional Programs.................................................................................................... 11
3.1. Grass Fed...................................................................................................... 12
3.2. Grain Fed......................................................................................................13
3.3. Organic........................................................................................................13
4. Accreditation Process................................................................................................ 14
4.1. Supplier Application....................................................................................15
4.2. Property Audits............................................................................................15
4.3. Corrective Actions Report.........................................................................15
5. Documentation .......................................................................................................... 16
6. Program Contacts....................................................................................................... 16
7. Glossary.........................................................................................................................17
8. Definitions.................................................................................................................... 18
9. References.................................................................................................................... 19
LI S T OF TAB L ES
Table 1 List of Non-Allowable Treatments.................................................................... 9
Table 2 List of Allowable Treatments............................................................................ 9
Table 3 List of Prohibited Hormones............................................................................10
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 2
Thomas FamilY
Guarantee
We want to ensure the place our families lived in the past, to the place we live in today, will
still be the world all our families can enjoy and live in for generations to come.
The Thomas Foods International Group (“TFI”) have always been dedicated to producing
the highest quality meat products and is why we are proud to have our own certification
program in Australia, The Thomas Family Guarantee (“TFG”).
Through the establishment of the TFG, our own farms and close network of farmers
uphold the highest ethical and environmental standards. Through third party oversight, we
continue to deliver on our promise of supplying ethically and sustainably raised beef, lamb,
mutton and goat products, for all to enjoy across the world.
At TFI, we continue to be committed to providing you and your family safe, nourishing and
sustainably raised meat products to the highest standards of quality and integrity.
From our Family to Yours,
Darren Thomas Chris Thomas
CHI E F E XECUT I VE O FFICER FOUNDER AND M AN AGIN G D IR EC TOR
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 3
Purpose
The TFG program has been developed by TFI to ensure producers who supply the Group operate
responsibly in accordance with all relevant Australian livestock production industry standards and
requirements. This manual details the requirements that producers and their livestock production systems
must meet in order to participate in the program along with the process to ensure ongoing compliance.
The program ensures integrity of the raising claims; raised without antibiotics, no added hormones,
humanely raised and sustainable. It also extends to TFI’s additional programs; grass fed, grain fed and
organic for those producers who wish to participate.
Scope
This manual addresses the following specific elements of the TFG program:
• Farm Accreditation • Raising Claims; • Additional Programs;
• Traceability • Raised without Antibiotics • Grass Fed
• Animal Welfare • No Added Hormones • Grain Fed
• Animal Health • Humanely Raised • Organic
• Animal Husbandry • Sustainable
• Feed and Water
• Livestock Transport
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 4
1. Standards
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 51.1. Farm Accreditation
Livestock Production Assurance Program Meat Standards Australia
All producers must be audited and accredited Producers must be registered and certified
producers of MLA’s LPA program. through MLA’s MSA program.
All livestock movements must be accompanied
with a LPA NVD.
All documentation is required to be kept up to
date and reviewed annually.
1.2. Traceability
It is a minimum requirement for producers to have a system in place to demonstrate complete all of
life traceability of livestock and their movements between owners and properties. This may either be
managed through NLIS RFID ear tags or through extensive livestock record keeping as part of the
LPA program. Records must record adequate information so that livestock can be traced back to their
property of birth.
Software systems which include but are not limited to; AgriWebb, AgLive, Maia Technology – Maia
Grazing – and Protrace Solutions may be used to record this information.
1.3. Animal Welfare
Producers must adhere to the standards outlined in the Australian Animal Welfare Standards
and Guidelines handbook. Compliance is audited in line with LPA certification.
1.4. Animal Health
Producers are required to have SOP’s in place to provide care for sick and injured livestock within 24 hours
of the illness or injury being discovered. A veterinarian / veterinary practice must be nominated to administer
medications and conduct required surgical procedures.
All medicines must be kept in a lockable store away from livestock and disposed of responsibly.
All sick or injured livestock must be treated according to the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines.
In an instance where antibiotics are required to be administered, the animal will be treated by a trained
individual, identified by an ear tag and removed from the program.
Basic animal health treatment practices such as drenching and vaccinating can continue on property.
Products allowed to be used to treat livestock are listed in the Thomas Family Guarantee List of Prohibited and
Allowable Treatments. Animal treatment records must be kept and regularly updated.
All livestock must not be within a WHP or ESI when consigned to a TFI establishment.
An SOP outlining the properties livestock euthanasia and disposal of carcasses procedures must be in place
and known by all staff.
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 61.5. Animal Husbandry
SOP’s must be in place to ensure all staff understand the basics of animal husbandry and are
skilled to perform assigned duties. Training records for all staff must be kept and reviewed
annually. Contractors employed to perform on farm jobs must be licensed and skilled in their
performed activities.
Properties and livestock handling facilities must be safe and secure, meet the basic requirements
outlined in the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines and be appropriate to facilitate
births if intervention is required.
1.6. Feed and Water
Fresh feed and water must be available to livestock at all times.
Stockfeed treatment and purchase records must be kept up to date and held for five years.
Appropriate measures must be taken to ensure contamination does not occur when mixing
feedstuffs. Contractors used to mix stockfeed must be certified.
Systems must be in place to control vermin in areas of where livestock feed is kept. All bait/
trapping techniques must be used responsibly.
1.7. Livestock Transport
When preparing for dispatch, livestock are to remain off feed for no longer than 24 hours
(excluding mutton and goat) and always have access to clean and fresh water. The Land Transport
of Livestock Standards and Guidelines must be available for reference and familiar to all persons
employed on the property.
All livestock movements must be recorded and accompanied by a fully completed LPA NVD.
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 72. Raising Claims
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 82.1. Raised without Antibiotics
To be included in the TFG program, all livestock must never be treated with Antibiotics.
Animals treated with antibiotics must be done so under supervision of, or by an experienced
individual. The animal treated must be identified with an ear tag that clearly identifies the animal
treated and removed from the program.
If a cow in gestation or with a calf at foot is treated with antibiotics, both the cow and the calf must
be removed from the program. The administration of antibiotics must be recorded on an animal
treatment record and disclosed on the NVD.
Non-Allowable Treatments: Allowable Treatments:
The following list includes, but is not limited to, The following list includes, but is not limited to, injectable
injectable, oral and stockfeed treatments that and oral treatments that can be administered/consumed
cannot be administered/consumed by livestock by livestock destined for the TFG program:
destined for the TFG program.
A 180 Micotil COCC I D I OS TAT S
Accent Naxcel Amprolium Corid
Alamycin Neomycin Deccox Calf Guard
AS700 Norocillin D E-WOR M E R S
Aureomycin Nuflor All De-Wormers Ivomex
Baytril Oxytet LA Safeguard Warbex
Biomycin Oxytetracycline MINERALS
Bivatop Penicillin Minerals with no antibiotics or animal products
Ceftifur Propercillin N ON -S T E R OI D A N T I - I N F L A M M ATORY
Chlortetracycline Resflor Banamine
Cloxacillin Scourban P I N K E Y E VACC I N E S
Depocillin Spectinomycin Biomas Bovamine
Draxxin Streptosulcin Tablets MicroCell Gold Oregain
Engymycin Sulfas Pro Ternative Rumatec
Excede Terramycin VACC I N E S :
Excenel Tetradure BRSV BVD
Gallimycin Trimethoprim Clostriduals Haemophilus
Gentocin Trisoprim IBR Lepto
Hexasol Tylan Mycoplasma P13
LA200 Utozyme Pessaries Pasteurella
Table 1 List on Non-Allowable Treatments Table 2 List of Allowable Treatments
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 92.2. No Added Hormones
Hormones HGP’s are never to be administered to livestock. Livestock administered Hormones or HPGs
are to be tagged with an exclusion tag and removed from the program.
Hormone administrations must be recorded on an animal treatment record and disclosed on the NVD.
The following list includes, but is not limited to, hormones / hormone growth promotants that cannot be
administered to livestock destined for the TFG program:
Beta-agonists Compudose Gain-Pro Revalor
Bovatec Dexamethasone Lutalyse Rumensin
Cattlyst EstroPlan Melengestrol Acetate Synovex
(MGA or Heifermax)
Component Encore Ralgro V-Max
Table 3 List of Non-Allowable Hormones
2.3. Humanely Raised
Producers must meet the guidelines of the Endorsed - Australian Animal Welfare Standards
and Guidelines for Cattle and/or Sheep as outlined in the LPA Standards.
A copy must also be made available on property for reference when required.
2.4.Sustainable
Producers must meet the requirements of the TFI’s Producer Environmental Declaration. The declaration
outlines that the participating properties meet the below requirements to maintain and preserve the land for
future generations use. The guidelines are to:
• Comply with the applicable legal requirements that relate to environmental aspects of primary production.
• Implement procedures to prevent the pollution of the air and waterways.
• Reduce waste and minimises the consumption of resources.
• Organic and inorganic chemicals and application equipment must be stored in an appropriate place
and disposed of responsibly to minimise contamination and pollution.
• Educate and train employees to carry out tasks in an environmentally responsible manner.
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 1 03. Additional Programs
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 1 1Producers who opt to participate in an additional program will be approved at the
conclusion of the initial audit and issued a certificate of compliance.
This certificate must be kept on file for reference for all employees.
Producers will then be audited annually to maintain certification for the specific program.
3.1. Grass Fed
Only vendor bred livestock or livestock with full traceability Livestock must be fed a complete vegetarian diet their entire
records are eligible for grass fed classification. lifetime.
Livestock will only consume grass (annual or perennial), Livestock are to be kept on open pastures, have access to
forages, legumes, brassicas and browse or other roughage roughage/forage at all times and never confined to a feedlot.
sources consistent with the TFI’s Approved Supplements list
below, for their entire lifetime (the consumption of milk/milk The TFG grass fed declaration must be completed and signed
replacer from birth to weaning is accepted). by producers for the elected period. On the application
approval, a grass fed certificate will be issued with an
Any supplementary feed must be free from GMO’s and GEM. individual vendor number.
Animals cannot be fed grain or grain by-products. The certificate must be kept for reference.
Routine mineral and vitamin supplementation may be given When assigning grass fed livestock to TFI, grass fed must be
to the livestock. Lick blocks however, must be free from grain, stated in section 7 for small stock or section 9 for cattle on the
hormones and antibiotics. NVD as well as the individual vendor number.
APPROVED S U PPL EMEN T S L IST
*All supplementary feed must be free from genetically engineered material.
Ro u ghage and Forag e Prod u c t s: Sup p le m e nt s :
Beans Coconut meal, copra meal or coconut meal pellet
Cottonseed hulls or cottonseed hull pellets or cubes Flax seed, flax seed meal or flax seed pellets or cubes
Crop Stubbles Linseed meal or linseed meal pellets or cubes
Forage cubes Malt sprouts
Grass cubes or pellets Molasses
Hay Palm Kernel Extract
Lucerne cubes and pellets Peanut hay
Peanuts hulls or peanut hull pellets or cubes Peanut meal or peanut meal pellets or cubes
Silage from any forage without grain Rice hulls or rice hull pellets
Soybean hulls or soybean pellets or cubes Soybean extruded or extruded soybean pellets or cubes
Sugar cane tops Soybean meal or soybean meal pellets or cubes
Sunflower seed, sunflower meal or sunflower meal
pellets or cubes
Urea
Grain Free Pellet :
A grain free pellet may be fed to livestock. Certification or a written statement of the pellets ‘grainfree’
status must be received from the supplier of the stock feed and filed with stock feed records
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 1 23.2. Grain Fed
Livestock to be included in the TFG grain fed program must be sourced from an Aus-Meat
accredited livestock production system that is a member of the ALFA and operates under the NFAS.
Rations fed to livestock must be free of meat, organs and products from ruminant animals; Bovine
semen, Bovine embryo and ova; Meat and Bone Meal, meat meal, poultry offal meal, feather meal;
Dry greaves, fishmeal, dicalcium phosphate, gelatine, and their mixtures.
Rations must also be free from antibiotics and genetically engineered material.
Grain fed certification must accompany the NVD with the consigned livestock to a
TFI processing facility.
L AMB S/S HEEP C AT T L E
Lambs and sheep must not be fed for not less GFYG cattle must not be fed for less than
than 35 days on a nutritionally balance ration 70 days on grain.
of recognised high energy feed of which grain is
the highest single component. GF cattle must not be fed for less than 100
days on grain. The ration must be nutritionally
Rations must have an average metabolisable balanced ration of recognised high energy feed
energy (me) content greater than 10 mega joules of which grain is the highest single component.
(mj) per kg of dry matter.
Rations must have an average metabolisable
energy (me) content greater than 10 mega
joules (mj) per kg of dry matter, or 12.6 mj
per kg dry matter.
3.3. Organic
Livestock are to be kept on open pastures, have access to roughage/forage at all times and never
confined to a feedlot.
Producers are to be certified through a recognised Organic certifier. A copy of organic certification
must be supplied with the TFG application form and will be kept on file at TFI’s head office.
A copy of organic certification must accompany each MSA declaration and NVD.
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 1 34. Accreditation Process
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 1 44.1. Supplier Application
Applicants will be reviewed and approved upon receipt of the TFG application form.
The minimum standards of the TFG must be upheld from date of application.
Successful applicants will receive a TFG supplier number and a certificate of compliance.
When booking in livestock with TFI buyers, producers are required to quote their supplier number.
Supplier’s numbers will correlate directly with their certification in the TFG.
4.2. Property Audits
Property audits will be conducted by a representative of TFI on a random basis every 12 months for
general TFG producers. Producers who opt to participate in an additional program will be audited
annually as per the additional program requirements.
28 days’ notice by email, phone and letter correspondence will be given to producers that an audit
will be completed.
All suppliers will receive a Preparation for Audit check list. Upon completion of the audit, corrective
actions will be issued and expected to be rectified promptly. A critical non-compliance will require the
property to be reaudited, 28 days after the initial audit.
The TFG is a third party verified program through Aus-Meat. At random, properties may be re-audited
or TFI auditor may be accompanied by an accredited Aus-meat auditor, to verify TFI’s audit process.
4.3. Corrective Actions report
Severity of CAR: Re su l ti n g a ct i o n of C A R :
Observations Observations made throughout an audit that may become an issue in time,
can be verbally recommended to the property manager during the audit.
Minor A minor non-compliance identified in line with the TFG Program standards.
28 days to rectify the non-compliance.
Major A major non-compliance identified in line with the TFG Program standards.
14 days to rectify the non-compliance.
Critical A critical non-compliance identified in line with the TFG Program standards.
Certification to supply the TFG Program will halt immediately. 28 days to
rectify the issue before the property will be re-audited.
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 1 55. Documentation
The following records must be kept up to date and be All documentation will be controlled by TFI head office,
available to be presented at the time of an audit. with plant access. Producers are to supply the applicable
documentation upon program application:
• Property Map
• Property Risk Assessment • Signed TFI Producer Environmental Policy
• Livestock Treatment Record • Grass Fed Declaration (if applicable)
• Grain and Fodder Treatment Record • Aus-meat NFAS Accreditation (if applicable)
• Crop, Pasture and Paddock Treatment Record • NOP Certification (if applicable)
• Livestock Feeding Record
• Introduced Stockfeed Record The following documents must be fully completed and
accompany livestock to all TFI processing facilities:
• Livestock Purchases and Movement Record
• Livestock Sales and Movement Record
• MSA Declaration
• Chemical Inventory
• LPA NVD
• On-Farm Biosecurity Plan
• Aus-Meat Grain Fed Declaration (if applicable)
• Property Visitor Register
• Organic Certificate (if applicable)
• Training Record
• Signed TFI Producer Environmental Policy
• Grass Fed Certification (if applicable)
• Aus-Meat NFAS Certification (if applicable)
• NOP Certification (if applicable)
6. Program Contacts
LI VES TOCK Dayna Grey
AS S U RAN CE e. livestockassurance@thomasfoods.com
P ROGRAM p. 08 8165 5232
m. +61 448 329 987
QUAL IT Y Meagan Abbott
AS S U RAN CE e. meagan.abbott@thomasfoods.com
p. 08 8 8389 6368
m. +61 418 893 069
LI VES TOCK Mark Lamborn
P ROCU REME N T e. mark.lamborn@thomasfoods.com
p. 08 8 8165 5100
m. +61 419 948 298
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 1 67. Glossary
AL FA Australian Lot Feeding Association
CAR Corrective Action Report
ES I Export Slaughter Interval
GF Grain Fed
GFYG Grain Fed Yearling
GMO Genetically Modified Organism
HGP Hormone Growth Promotant
LPA Livestock Production Assurance
ME Metabolisable Energy
MJ Mega joules
ML A Meat and Livestock Australia
MRL Maximum Residue Limit
MS A Meat Standards Australia
NFAS National Feedlot Accreditation Scheme
NVD National Vendor Declaration
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
TFG Thomas Family Guarantee
TFI Thomas Foods International
WHP Withholding Period
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 1 78. Definitions
AUDI T An independent examination by a certified individual/company to determine
compliance to outlined standards and procedures of a program.
CO RRECT I VE ACT I ON Improvements issued identifying concerns around the quality of farming practices.
D ECL ARAT I O N A formal statement or announcement signed and dated by the individual
applying for the program.
EX P ORT SL AUG HT ER INTERVAL The minimum time required to elapse between the treatment and slaughter of
livestock to meet MRL’s for entry international markets.
GE N E T I CAL LY E N GINEERED MATERIAL Material that has been altered using genetically modified organisms.
GE N E T I CAL LY MO D IFIED ORGANISM An organism who’s DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques.
GRAI N F E D Livestock raised on a diet where grain is the main ingredient in the ration.
GRASS F E D Livestock’s diet consists of grass or supplement in line with the TFG Approved
Supplements List.
ORGAN I C Livestock produced without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other
artificial chemicals.
SECON D PART Y AUDIT An external examination of farming practices and record keeping documentation
performed by the customer.
SE L F-ASSE SSM E N T An internal examination of farming practices and record keeping documentation
performed by an employee of the business.
SUP P L E M E N T Feedstuff added to a ratio in order to complete or enhance dietary requirements.
THI RD PART Y AUDI T
An external examination of farming practices and record keeping ocumentation
performed by an independent body of the supplier and the customer.
YE ARL I N G Livestock that is a year old or that is in its second year.
W I T HHOL DI N G P E R IOD The minimum time that must elapse between the treatment and slaughter of
livestock to meet the MRL’s for sale into domestic markets.
THOMAS FA M ILY GUAR AN T EE - V.1 - JUN E 2 0 1 9 PAG E 1 89. References
The following documents are used for reference with the
Thomas Family Guarantee:
• Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Cattle
(Edition One, Version 1, Endorsed January 2016).
• Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Cattle
(Edition One, Version 1, Endorsed January 2016).
• Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines – Land
Transport of Livestock (Edition One, Version 1.1, 21 September 2012).
• Meat Standards Australia Requirements for Handling Cattle.
• Meat Standards Australia Requirements for Handling Sheep.
• Livestock Production Assurance – Level 1 On-Farm Assurance
Approved Standards, Version 22, 2018.
• Aus-Meat Animal Raising Claim Framework for Beef Production
Systems in Australia, 27/10/2017.
• Aus-Meat Animal Raising Claims Framework for Sheep Production
Systems in Australia, 14/11/2018.
• Export Slaughter Intervals (ESI’s) of veterinary chemicals for use in
Cattle, Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority,
30/07/2018.
• Export Slaughter Intervals (ESI’s) of veterinary chemicals for use in
Sheep, Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority,
30/07/2018.
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