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Date issued 29 July 2004
This is to advise that the 'Pink Book', the Standards for Food Quality Shipping Containers booklet has been reviewed and updated. The updated version is in PDF format and is…
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What are fruit flies?
Characteristics
Fruit flies are one of the world’s most destructive horticultural pests and pose a risk to most commercial fruit and vegetable crops. Globally, some fruit fly species attack up to 300 species of fruit and above ground vegetables.
Fruit flies are found all…
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PLANT PEST
The tiny adult Khapra beetle (top) and juvenile larvae (bottom) pictured on grains of rice.Credit: Science and Surveillance Group, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Khapra beetleExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A tiny beetle pest that infests stored produce such as …
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Import conditions for grapevine propagative material are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). A decision to import grapevine propagative material into Australia is a…
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18 September 2017Who does this notice affect?Industry stakeholders including importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage.Purpose To…
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Imported plants and their products can introduce exotic and unwanted weeds, pests and diseases into Australia. These can threaten our natural environment, our food security and economy.
We protect Australia’s biosecurity status through education and targeted regulation.
Shared responsibility
We…
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30 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and export biosecurity treatment industry, customs brokers, related biosecurity industry participants particularly methyl bromide and sulfuryl fluoride fumigators.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Water…
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The Application to Import Live Fish and Drosophila consists of the following sections:
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Importer details
Enter the name, street address, telephone number, fax number and email address of the person or organisation importing the goods into Australia. In the space provided, enter…
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7 May 2014
Species
Livestock
Country
All
Relevant to
Livestock exporters
LiveCorp and ALEC
Department of Agriculture Live Animal Exports Officers
Purpose
To advise licensed livestock exporters of changes to the process of departmental oversighting of quotas for multiple use import…
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17 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Food importers and brokers acting on behalf of food importers.What has changed?Cases documenting the food safety requirements that apply to food imported into Australia that is intended for sale, were released on 15 June 2025. These are now incorporated into…
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