Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is a producer-owned company and represents the beef, sheep meat and goat meat producers of Australia. MLA has a long-term commitment to health and nutrition with a dedicated Nutrition Centre of qualified dietitians – Nutrition MLA. Nutrition MLA co-ordinates nutrition research and education programs and is committed to providing healthcare professionals with evidence-based solutions to key public health issues facing the Australian community and to address the role of lean red meat in healthy eating patterns.

Producers fund MLA through levies collected when livestock is sold. This is supplemented by cooperative contributions from individual processors, wholesalers, food service operators and retailers. Processors and live animal exporters pay levies under contract to MLA. The Commonwealth Government provides funds specifically for research and development.

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