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At 11pm GMT 31 January 2020 (10am AEDT 1 February), the United Kingdom (UK) formally ceased to be a member state of the European Union (EU) – commonly referred to as ‘Brexit’. We have been taking steps to minimise disruptions arising from Brexit for Australian agricultural producers. The Australian…
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As Australia’s Acting Chief Veterinary Officer, I can confirm that lumpy skin disease (LSD) has never been detected in Australia and we remain free from the disease.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has finalised an investigation into the health status of Australia’s northern…
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10 March 2020
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This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise exporters of new requirements for feed ingredients exported to Vietnam.
Summary of changes and key points
Beginning 5 March 2020, a Certificate of Free Sale (CFS) or equivalent document is required for feed ingredients…
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6 March 2009
Biosecurity Australia Advice 2009/04
This Biosecurity Australia Advice informs stakeholders that Biosecurity Australia has undertaken an assessment for recognition of northern China…
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16 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers who have imported or plan to import goods containing or derived from foot- and-mouth disease (FMD)-susceptible species (including cattle, sheep, pigs, deer, giraffe, elephants, camelids (alpacas, llamas and camel)) to Australia from…
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Trees with fire blight look burnt. Bruce Watt, University of Maine, Bugwood.org
Fire blightExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fast spreading bacterial infection of rosaceous hosts, particularly apple and pear, affecting all parts of the treeWhere it’s from: Asia, Africa, North, Central and…
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This page presents information and links to national forest fire area data for 2016-17 to 2020-21, presents data for the 2019-20 summer bushfire season in southern and eastern Australia, and provides links to national forest fire area data for 2011-16.National forest fire area data for 2016-17 to…
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24 January 2022
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Animal Biosecurity Advice 2022-A04 – Invocation of the ‘Contingency import policy for specific pathogen free (SPF) chicken eggs’ (PDF 1.29 MB)
Animal Biosecurity Advice 2022-A04 – Invocation of the ‘Contingency import policy for specific pathogen free (SPF) chicken eggs…
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08 May 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the release of instructional material for packing product post-treatment or packing Pest Free Area (PFA) product outside of the PFA.Summary of changes and key pointsThe Exports Policy: Management of plant export registered…
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16 June 2025On 10 January 2025, Germany notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on a small farm of 14 water buffaloes. In response, the department removed Germany from the Director of Biosecurity’s FMD-Free Country List and other…
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