1 August 2025
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of dairy* (cheese, chocolate and lactose) for human consumption from Italy.
Importers of bovine fluids and tissues for laboratory research from Italy.
Importers of bovine derived petfood, stockfeed and veterinary therapeutics from Italy.
Importers of bovine reproductive material from Italy.
*A separate industry advice notice will be released for dairy.
What has changed?
On 23 June 2025, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry was notified of an outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Italy. The department has conducted a risk assessment and determined that the date from which Italy should no longer be considered free from LSD is 6 March 2025 (previously 25 April 2025).
To help manage the biosecurity risk to Australia, Italy has been removed from the LSD-free country list and the list of countries approved for bovine fluids and tissues.
Impacted goods include:
- Dairy, excluding cheese, lactose and chocolate, that is sourced, manufactured or exported from Italy
- Laboratory goods containing bovine fluids or tissues that list Italy as a country of origin, manufacture or export
- Laboratory goods that reference the list of countries approved for bovine fluids and tissues
- Bovine reproductive material from Italy
- Veterinary therapeutics containing or derived from bovine material from Italy.
Future biosecurity arrangements
The department will contact individual import permit holders shortly to advise them on ongoing arrangements for their import permits.
For goods that are currently in transit to Australia
The department will assess these goods on a case-by-case basis, and if the biosecurity risk can be effectively managed, the goods can be released.
If you experience clearance issues, please contact imports@aff.gov.au for assistance.
Further information
Information about LSD can be found on the department’s website.
Please contact the department by phone 1800 900 090 or email to imports@aff.gov.au if you have any questions.
More information about LSD and the trade situation in Europe can be found on the department’s website. Note the website will be updated with more information as it becomes available.