Is It Too Late To Stop NLIS (and LPA)?

Well, the horse has bolted and NLIS is here to stay....or is it?

The processors, MLA, Cattle Council, the farmers representative groups and state and federal govts. are all in favour and have ruled thus.

Many producers were originally confused as to why they should comply, but most now at least have experienced that it is a huge impost in terms of labour, time and item and equipment purchase costs. And they can't be oblivious to the fact that despite what the processors (and their MLA colleagues) are saying, no export country is demanding NLIS (or the new mandated QA system, LPA for that matter). Those producers vocally in support of these systems state the line propelled by the authorities and in the main seem to think their brands are having value added to them by any type of QA program (as distinct from actual premiums being gained by these programs), (and I think you will discover that many of these vocal groups in fact receive industry funding e.g. for programs via MLA to them either directly as stud groups or through stud associations).

If the reality is that;
1. processors want NLIS (and LPA) to track their meat through the supply chain to enhance their processes and not really for the stated reasons of providing food safety surety to the rest of the World and
2. producers in general would be happy to not have NLIS (and LPA),

then what can be done about it?

Death taxes were abolished and they were worth more to the govt. than NLIS and LPA. Do producers have any rights in a democracy to roll-back such things or is it like GST and a done deal?

What do you think?