AUSTRALIA
EST
101
EST 101WESTERN MEAT EXPORTERS PTY LTD
Halal certified
Listed as halal certified. Expiry date not confirmed.
Australian Halal Development and Accreditation(AHDAA)
This is one recognised certifier on file for EST 101. A plant can hold more than one approved body, often one per export market, so it may not be the only one. To confirm a specific batch, check with the supplier or certifier directly.
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EST no.
Name
WESTERN MEAT EXPORTERS PTY LTD
Location
Species
Operations
Phone
AUS-MEAT rating
A+
About EST numbers
- Every meat establishment in Australia gets a unique number from the Department of Agriculture. The number is stamped on every carton and pack so the meat can be traced back to where it was processed.
- Two packs of lamb in the same supermarket can come from different establishments. The EST number tells you which one. We map each number to its halal status so you can check it before you buy.
- The export halal mark usually shows the establishment number and AUSTRALIA, but not the certifying body, which is a common source of confusion. Under the Australian Government Authorised Halal Program, that official halal mark is controlled and applied by the government itself, and only approved Islamic organisations are allowed to certify meat for export. The certifier is recorded on the official approval lists rather than printed on the stamp, so it is not something anyone can simply print onto a pack.
- Because the certifier is not on the stamp, we match each establishment number against the government list of approved Islamic organisations and the importing-country approval lists, then show the body on file here. Certification arrangements can change over time, so we refresh from these sources and show when we last confirmed it.
- Look for a small oval or rectangular stamp that reads AUS, EST, then a number. It is usually near the use-by date or on the back of the label.
- A letter suffix means the facility is regulated by a state authority rather than the federal Department of Agriculture: V = Victoria (PrimeSafe), W = Western Australia, Q = Queensland (Safe Food), S = South Australia, N = New South Wales, T = Tasmania, D = Northern Territory. These are domestic-only facilities and are not in our dataset yet. We are starting with the federal export register and adding state registers as community demand directs.
- Not always. Certification covers the establishment's slaughter and processing, but it does not follow the meat through transport, wholesale, butcher-counter handling, or further manufacturing. Cross-contamination at a deli counter, additives in marinated or processed products (sausages, smallgoods), or a cert that has expired or been suspended since our last refresh can all mean a specific pack is not halal even when the EST itself is certified. Certifiers also disagree on stunning, recorded tasmiya, and who can perform the slaughter, so what is halal under one body may not be halal under another. When in doubt, check directly with the certifier on file.
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