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Foot-and-mouth disease

Tim Kane Key points Foot-and-mouth disease is not present in Australia. It has recently been detected in neighbouring Indonesia for the first time in 30 years. Border settings have been adjusted to keep Australia foot-and-mouth disease free as Indonesia gets this under control. While…
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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​A Biosecurity Advice notice  is a notice that informs stakeholders about the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources​ - Biosecurity's work. Biosecurity …
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Part 3: Record of the Panel's work in implementing Step B of the Methodology for Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland

     3.1 Natural Heritage Themes, Sub-themes and Potential Forested Places      3.2 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Themes, Sub-themes and Potential Forested Places…
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Harmonisation of off-label use in agricultural chemicals

In 2017, the Agriculture Ministers’ Forum (AGMIN) tasked HACCUT to develop a proposal for nationally harmonising off-label use of agvet chemicals. HACCUT undertook two rounds of public consultation in November 2017 and August 2018, which revealed a significant lack of stakeholder consensus on the…
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National Residue Survey 2023–24 Kangaroo

DownloadNRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Kangaroo - English (PDF 600 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online versionKey pointsIn 2023-24, the overall compliance with Australian standards was 100% for kangaroo samples.Australian kangaroo producers…
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‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ complex

PLANT PEST Potato tubers infected with Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (Image: Joseph E Munyaneza, USDA-ARS) The tomato-potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) is the insect needed to spread the bacterial infection causing Zebra chip. The tomato-potato psyllid (but not the bacterial…
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Citrus canker

PLANT PEST Citrus canker infected fruit, stems and leaves.Timothy Schubert, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org. Citrus cankerExotic to Australia, previous incursions have been eradicated from AustraliaFeatures: A bacterial disease that causes significant damage…
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2016-51 - Horticulture Exports Program - Clarification of requirements for the use of transfer certificates (EX186)

​8 September 2016 Purpose To provide clarification to the horticulture export industry and authorised officers on the requirements for the use of transfer certificates. Background The Horticulture Exports Program has received increased queries regarding the requirement for transfer certificates…
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The Report of the Eminent Scientists Group on the Draft Final Import Risk Analysis Report for Fresh Apple Fruit from the People's Republic of China to the Director of Animal and Plant Quarantine

​Dr John C Radcliffe AM Emeritus Professor Malcolm Nairn AM Dr Mark Lonsdale Mr Roger Rose OCTOBER 2009IntroductionIn 2004 the Eminent Scientists Group (ESG) was established…
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Food Safety Recognition Agreements (Arrangements) with other countries

Food safety recognition agreements (arrangements) can be mutual, meaning both countries recognise each other’s food safety regulatory systems as comparable (equivalent) to their own, or they can be unilateral, meaning only one country out of the two will recognise the other country’s food safety…
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