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2021-22: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Reminder of new registration process for food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China and product labelling requirements

Date of issue: 19 October 2021Date of effect: From 1 January 2022Reference Number: MAA2021-41 (Dairy), MAA2021-22 (Seafood), MAA2021-16 (NPG)Related: MAA2021-38&40 (Dairy), MAA2021-20&21 (Seafood), MAA2021-14&15 (NPG)Attention:Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia, Dairy Export…
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2021-16: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Reminder of new registration process for food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China and product labelling requirements

Date of issue: 19 October 2021Date of effect: From 1 January 2022Reference Number: MAA2021-41 (Dairy), MAA2021-22 (Seafood), MAA2021-16 (NPG)Related: MAA2021-38&40 (Dairy), MAA2021-20&21 (Seafood), MAA2021-14&15 (NPG)Attention:Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia, Dairy Export…
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National Competition Policy Review of Commonwealth Fisheries Legislation

​​Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, September 2002​​In 1995, COAG agreed to establish a National Competition Policy for Australia. Under this policy, each jurisdiction (federal, state and…
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Battling BMSB on the front line

There has been a recent rise in detections of the exotic Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) by the department and state and territory governments, with over 26 active responses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. The roll-out of a new surveillance program targeting non-approved…
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eCertificate (electronic certification) for imports

 We work with overseas governments to implement eCertificate exchanges for imports. This includes phytosanitary and sanitary certificates for food and agricultural exports.Our goal is for import certification to be completely paperless. You can find out more about the benefits of eCertificates…
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111-2022: Importance of accurate recording of microchip numbers in cats and dogs intended for import to Australia

28 June 2022 Who does this notice affect? This notice is for all pet transport companies and importers of cats and/or dogs to Australia. What has changed? The department has noticed an increase in microchip numbers being incorrectly recorded on permit applications, RNATT laboratory reports and…
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Final risk analysis for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) from Indonesia

​​​We conducted a risk analysis for fresh dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) from Indonesia. We conducted the risk analysis in three key steps: Announced the commencement of the risk analysis on 14 Decemb​er 2017, via Biosecurity Advice 2017-28 and the Announcement Information Paper. We…
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Dr David Banks Biosecurity Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr Leslie David SimsDr Leslie David Sims is a highly experienced veterinarian with a passion for preventing infectious diseases of production animals, especially those that also affect humans. He started his career as a laboratory diagnostician in the Victorian public sector and used these…
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73-2025: Scheduled Outage: Friday 14 March to Monday 17 March 2025 – Multiple Systems

13 March 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal using the ‘Sign in with your Digital ID’ (myID) pathway.Approved…
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Approved arrangements for dairy export establishments

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages requirements for the approved arrangement (AA) that an establishment must have in place to be export registered. An AA is a documented food safety management system, which describes how an establishment manages food safety and…
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