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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsImported food safety requirements are now included in the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported Food Inspection…
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Date of effect: 30 November 2023
Attention
Importers of sports supplements that make therapeutic claims and are in the form of a tablet, capsule or pill.
Purpose
To advise importers of regulatory changes for sports supplements that are in the form of tablets, capsules or pills.
Key points…
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2 April 2024Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who currently lodge imported cargo documentation and wish to request an assessment outside of business hours.BackgroundWe continue to undertake all our regulatory activities as efficiently as possible, including actively…
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Citripestis sagittiferella &
Prays endocarpa.What to look forDeformed citrus fruit or citrus fruit with pock marks on the skin.What you can doDo not move plants, plant material or fruit (…
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16 August 2019 Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity…
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New Export Legislation
On 28 March 2021 Australia’s new legal framework for agricultural exports commenced. The Australian Government introduced the new export legislation as part of a wider initiative to strengthen Australia’s agricultural exports and market access. This initiative will make the…
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As part of the Australian Biosecurity Awards, the Dr Kim Ritman Award for Science and Innovation recognises outstanding ambassadors for science and innovation. This year, Dr Richard Bradhurst, a Senior Research Fellow and Chief Investigator at the Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis…
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1/05/2023
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, and principal agents— associated with shipping or…
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Date of effect: 31 August 2023
Attention
Food importers.
Purpose
To remind food importers of regulatory changes to mandatory allergen declarations on food labels that come into effect on 25 February 2024.
Key points
On 25 February 2021 the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (FSANZ)…
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31/08/2023
Who does this notice affect?
All vessel owners, operators, masters, and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels preparing for arrival in Australian territory.
What has changed?
On 23 February 2023, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the…
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