Natalie Homan
Seafood Market Access Coordinator
Areas of expertise:
- Providing an official aquaculture market access program to enable export of product to the European Union, under delegated authority from AQIS and the European Commission.
- Contracting laboratories across Australia and New Zealand to provide analytical testing for residue programs.
- Coordinating residue testing programs for Industry. This includes contracting, preparing sampling plans, sample collection, sample preparation, and collating and reporting of data.
- Provide administrative and technical support to other market access programs or related work.
Countries of work experience:
Australia
Experience and qualifications:
Natalie has a bachelor of Health Sciences degree with a double major in Pharmacology from The University of Adelaide. She has extensive experience in the management, planning and coordination of trade conferences, meetings and events, as well as widespread administrative and research skills.
Natalie has AQIS (Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services) qualifications for import clearance quarantine awareness, as well as quarantine approved premises sample handling approval.
Participation in an official market access residue testing program (such as the one coordinated by Natalie), is essential in enabling Industry to export their aquaculture product into the European Union.
Current Work:
Ongoing: To facilitate continued trade access to the EU, AQIS as the central Competent Authority, has issued SARDI with delegated authority to provide an official residue testing program on product that is intended to be exported out of Australia.
This EU market access program involves: liaising with Industry and AQIS to develop sector plans appropriate for export to the EU. Setting up contractual arrangements between SARDI and AQIS as well as laboratories and Industry sectors. Developing sampling plans specific for each industry. On–farm collection of samples. Coordinating the provision of analytical testing as well as reporting and detailing results back to Industry and AQIS.
Research Projects:
February–April: Residue testing program for chemical residues in Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi).
February–May: Residue testing program for chemical residues in Bore Water.
June–September: Residue testing program for chemical residues in Jade Perch.
May–November: Production of the Southern Bluefin Tuna information booklet as an extension of the Aquafin CRC project 2.1 and FRDC project 2004/206 Management of Food Safety Hazards in Farmed Southern Bluefin Tuna to Exploit Market Opportunities. Information from the final report was used to produce an information document that relays details of the projects findings, outcomes, research partners, as well as an overview of SARDI and its capabilities. The document was translated into Japanese, simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese and collated into a universal handbook. Hardcopies were printed and distributed to industries bodies, government authorities and relevant embassies, as well as to research partners. An electronic copy of the booklet is available on the www.sbtuna.com website.
Contact:
Natalie Homan
Tel: 08 8207 7941
Fax: 08 8207 7845
Mobile: 0423 842 929
E–mail: homan.natalie@saugov.sa.gov.au