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Publication detailsAnimal Health Committee (AHC), April 2024DownloadAustralia's National List of Reportable Diseases of Aquatic Animals (PDF 190 KB)Australia's National List of Reportable Diseases of Aquatic Animals (DOCX 82 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility…
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What is Codex?
Codex Alimentarius is Latin for 'code' and 'food'. Simply translated, it means 'food code'. The Codex Alimentarius Commission has its headquarters in Rome. It is a body set up by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (…
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20 December 2019
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise stakeholders that the new policy regarding phytosanitary security of horticulture goods for export is now in force.
Summary of changes and key points
The new policy on phytosanitary security including transfer records is…
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The highly compliant importer (HCI) scheme is a reduced inspection intervention scheme. To qualify for the HCI scheme, importers need to ensure eligible commodities consistently comply with Australia’s biosecurity import requirements and pass inspection. The HCI scheme aligns with the Biosecurity…
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What are nucleic acids?
Nucleic acids are chemical compounds which can carry genetic information in living organisms and viruses. The two main classes of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA).
DNA is the genetic material found in…
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The Australian honey bee industry is composed of about 29,690 registered beekeepers. Around 2000 of these are considered to be commercial apiarists, each with more than 50 hives (average 400 – 800 hives).The European honey bee contributes directly to the Australian economy. The industry produces…
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On 10 January 2025, Germany notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of an outbreak of FMD on a small farm of 14 water buffaloes. Germany immediately implemented emergency disease control and eradication measures. No further cases of FMD were reported in Germany beyond the initial…
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Australia is a party to international treaties that govern the trade of goods. As a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Australia is obliged to ensure that sanitary (relating to human and animal health) and phytosanitary (relating to plant health) measures are based on science and applied…
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30 April 2024This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the draft report for Pomelo fruit from Vietnam: biosecurity import requirements.The draft report proposes that the importation of commercially produced pomelo fruit to Australia from all commercial production…
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8 November 2019Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of fresh lemons and limes being imported from the United States of America.What has changed?From 12 November 2019, the department is transitioning fresh lemons and limes imported from the United States from the Compliance-Based…
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