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The Gulf Standards Organisation (GSO) of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has published a technical regulation that recognises extended shelf-life for chilled vacuum-packed red meat. This recommends that all GCC members bring their regulations for the shelf-life of chilled, vacuum-packed red meat…
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Options for the Development of National Standards and Guidelines for Animal Welfare
AWTG 05-23 noted an update from the secretariat that a subgroup of the AWTG had met and, as requested by all agriculture ministers, discussed practical steps for implementing stage one of improvements to the…
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February 2023
Strong global prices led to a record $4.5 billion in sheepmeat exports in 2021–22. The long-term global outlook for sheepmeat is strong, supported by growing global demand and a continued move towards high-value lamb products.
Record Australian sheepmeat exports in 2021–22…
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Video transcript: New prawn import laws
Australians love their prawns so much, we need to import them from overseas to keep up with demand.
But we don’t want diseases arriving in Australia with those imports.
Seafood disease experts have studied the biosecurity risks for prawn imports and…
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Australian Hass avocados have received provisional access to the Indian market. New access was granted after Australia demonstrated that its high-quality avocados could meet India’s biosecurity and food import requirements.
10 trial shipments will be sent to India during the provisional access…
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Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry
AWTG 04-23 noted an update from all jurisdictions following endorsement of the poultry standards by all agriculture ministers. Implementation of the standards and guidelines including timeframes will take place at the state and…
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) guidelines for raw milk collection advise milk should be cooled on farm to 5ºC within 3.5 hours from the start of milking. FSANZ guidelines also allow…
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In those cases where dairy products have been exported from Australia, and are now returning to Australia, quarantine requirements must be met and as such the Animal and Biological Imports Branch (ABIB) in Canberra must be contacted.
It is imperative that the ABIB are contacted before the…
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Feasibility and implications for future plantation investment
Authors: Linden Whittle and Rhys Downham
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Summary
The volume of global trade in wood products continues to grow, putting increased pressure on the Australian softwood sawmilling industry to remain internationally…
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We undertake a risk analysis to assess the biosecurity risk associated with importing plants and plant products. We also identify ways to manage risks to an acceptable level.
The standards we use are set by the International Plant Protection Convention.
Step 1 Identify and categorise potential…
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