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Brisbane Environmental Biosecurity Roundtable 2 report 2018

​​​Publication details Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, October 2018 Download Document Pages File size Brisbane Environmental Biosecurity Roundtable 2 Summary Report 2018 PDF 17 2.4 MB If you have difficulty accessing these files, please…
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National Residue Survey

​​The National Residue Survey (NRS) is a vital part of the Australian system for managing the risk of chemical residues and environmental contaminants in Australian animal and plant products. The NRS…
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Residue chemistry and laboratory performance and evaluation

The National Residue Survey (NRS) contracts the services of Australian and New Zealand laboratories to perform residue testing. The laboratories must have demonstrated capabilities in the specific chemical residue analyses that are required by export and domestic markets.Laboratory performance…
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2025-02: Assessment Services Exports – Requests for permit (RFP) authorisations for plant and plant products

23 January 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to remind industry of departmental processes for authorisation of plant and plant product Requests for Permit (RFP), including requirements for out of hours authorisations and urgent/critical requests. Summary of changes and key…
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2025-26: Horticulture – Applications for the export of cherries to protocol markets in 2025-26

2 June 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses, and registration of treatment facilities to export cherries to protocol markets for the 2025-2026 season.Summary of changes and key pointsApplications are…
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Weed risk assessments frequently asked questions

​[Expand all] How do I know if a species has already been assessed? Species which have been assessed for importation into Australia are listed as either permitted or not permitted entry on the department's Biosecurity import conditions (BICON) system. Importers should check BICON prior to…
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Meat Notice 2018-06 - Goat Targeted Antibacterial Residue Testing (GTART) and Horse Targeted Antibacterial Residue Testing Program (HTART) – Antibacterial Confirmatory Testing for Suspect Goats and Horses

​​​NSFS reference: 13Issue date: 27/11/2018​​Date of effect: ImmediateReview date: November 2020Contact officers:Dugald MacLachlan Director Residues and Microbiology Policy 02 6272 3183Mac Tawadros…
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Questions and answers for the draft non-regulated risk analysis for table grapes from Korea

13 April 2011​​Why is this non-regulated risk analysis being undertaken? Australia is responding to a formal market access request for table grapes from Korea submitted in 2007. Why is the risk…
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Residue and residue testing

​​ResiduesIn agriculture, the term ‘residue’ is generally used to describe the small amounts of agricultural and veterinary chemicals, or their breakdown products, that remain in or on an agricultural…
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Failing Food Report – July 2017

​​​​Publication details Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, July 2017 This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data o​n activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the six monthly Imported Food…
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