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Supermarket prawns are safe for us to eat but did you know that they should never be used as bait?
Store-bought prawns are a delicious gourmet treat and both Australian and imported prawns are safe for human consumption. However, there’s a small chance that…
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Date of issue: 25 November 2021
Date of effect: 25 November 2021
Attention
Registered fish exporters
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment - Central and Regional offices.
Purpose
To notify stakeholders of the upcoming Q&A drop-in sessions.
Key points
There will soon be…
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PLANT PEST
Cotton plant affected by one begomovirus—cotton leaf curl virus.Gerald Holmes, California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org
Exotic begomovirus and vectors (exotic strains and species)Exotic to Australia, however some strains and vectors are present in…
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Publication details
Animal Health Committee (AHC), April 2023
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Vet Communiqué – April 2023 (PDF 178 KB)
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Animal Health Committee (AHC) provides veterinary leadership and technical expertise for…
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11 July 2023
The Australian Government Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon. Murray Watt, and state and territory ministers and senior officials responsible for forestry met virtually today.
This is the first meeting of Forestry Ministers since September 2021.
The…
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30 November – 1 December 2017The Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC) met on 30 November – 1 December 2017 in Melbourne, Victoria.A key consideration for the IPAC was the 2017 Priorities for Australia’s biosecurity system: An independent review of the capacity of the national biosecurity…
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Date of issue: 12 January 2023
Date of effect: 1 February 2023
Reference Number: MAA2023-02
Attention
Industries — Industry bodies — Australian Food and Grocery Council, Infant Nutrition Council
Export establishments
Exporters
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central…
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Date of issue: 31 January 2019
Date of effect: Immediate
Attention:
Industries—Seafood
Export seafood establishments
Licensed exporters
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify exporters that the Eligible Species List for non-viable seafood…
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Two travellers have received civil penalties totalling $54,000 following multiple attempts to circumvent Australia’s biosecurity laws and conceal more than 240 live fish through Melbourne International Airport.
The ornamental fish in water were found during…
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Date of issue: 9 September 2018Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: MAA2018-05Attention: Industries—Industry bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council, Australian Honey Bee Industry Council…
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