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Australian Hass avocados have received provisional access to the Indian market. New access was granted after Australia demonstrated that its high-quality avocados could meet India’s biosecurity and food import requirements.
10 trial shipments will be sent to India during the provisional access…
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Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Livestock at Processing Facilities and Establishments
AWTG 02-23 noted an update from Queensland that drafting of the new standards and guidelines is continuing. Further engagement with the stakeholder advisory group and other targeted stakeholders,…
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Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry
AWTG 04-23 noted an update from all jurisdictions following endorsement of the poultry standards by all agriculture ministers. Implementation of the standards and guidelines including timeframes will take place at the state and…
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Date of effect: 15 August 2023
Attention
Stakeholders in the imported food industry.
Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to raise awareness of the commencement of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Key points
Commencement of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC)
The…
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Date of effect: 10 August 2023
Attention
Food importers and their customs brokers.
Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to raise awareness of a video that has been published on the department’s website to provide information on virtual label and visual inspections for eligible imported food.…
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There is growing interest in goats as a source of lean red meat and as a hardy livestock animal that is resilient to temperature and drought. The global goat population increased by 19.3% between 2006 and 2016, while cattle and sheep increased by 6.7 and 6.8%, respectively.
Goats are a profitable…
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Consultation to help inform how and when to phase out live sheep exports by sea has largely been completed. We would like to acknowledge and thank all who have contributed to our consultation process, and now provide some insights into what we heard.
Engagement
As noted in our 24 April 2023…
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Date of effect: 18 July 2023
Attention
Importers of alcoholic drinks intended for retail sale.
Purpose
To advise importers of alcoholic drinks intended for retail sale about the requirements for pregnancy warning labelling and to raise awareness of guidance material that has been developed by…
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Australian dairy establishments exporting to Chile will no longer be required to undergo periodic in-country audits by Chilean officials. The Chilean Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) agreed to exempt Australia from this requirement because of Australia’s high-quality dairy regulations.
In-…
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We administer 2 sets of legislative requirements for imported food. These requirements:
protect Australia against biosecurity risks, under the Biosecurity Act 2015
manage imported food safety risks, as set out in the Imported Food Control Act 1992.
All imported food must meet biosecurity…
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