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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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Date of issue: 21 December 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Australian Egg Corporation Limited, Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), Australian…
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12 March 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that government certificate templates have been updated and the process to obtain a phytosanitary certificate for re-export and manual government certificate templates will change on 28 March 2021 for the commencement of the…
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30 August 2019
Who does this notice affect? Industry stakeholders that are associated with imported goods subject to the department’s 2019-20 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) seasonal biosecurity risk…
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If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call the
Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888
(free call within Australia)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious virus disease of livestock. It is one of the most serious livestock diseases.…
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Australian exports and the economyAgriculture makes an important contribution to the Australian economy. Around two-thirds of our farm, fish and forestry production—worth around $52 billion—is exported to more than 100 countries annually. Australia’s plant industries generate more than $12…
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Under international law, foreign governments are entitled to invoke sovereign immunity on State-owned or operated aircraft arriving into Australian territory. Whenever the claim of sovereign immunity is invoked, biosecurity officers are not permitted to board sovereign immune aircraft to conduct…
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China now requires Australian businesses to register their establishments and food products in the China Import Food Enterprise Registration (CIFER) system before exporting food products to China. These rules apply to all Australian:manufacturersprocessorscold storage facilities.Food…
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, May 2020
This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
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Risk food tests
We target and monitor food that poses a high or medium risk to public health. We refer…
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Peste des Petits RuminantsThe situation in South AsiaSince Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) was reported in the Middle East in 1980s, there has been growing concern over the spread into Central and…
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