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Australia hosted and chaired the 27th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS27) from 16-20 September 2024 in Cairns, Queensland.Food safety regulators from over 60 countries and international organisations gathered to develop and…
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Nominations for the 2025 Australian Biosecurity Awards are now closed.The nomination review process is underway. Award winners will be notified and announced later this year.About the awardsWe celebrate the individuals, groups and organisations that enhance Australia’s biosecurity system. The…
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18 January 2018Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned…
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18 December 2020
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This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the instructional material for the inspection of forest products for export has been updated.
Summary of changes and key points
The following instructional material for the inspection of forest products for export…
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10 April 2018PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise exporters that the interim report from the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ review of the Port Terminal…
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Australia's favourable animal health status is important for maintaining international trade. Consumers can be confident with their product and our farms can remain productive and profitable. Through…
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The winter cropping season is off to a cracking start as most of the wheat-sheep belt faces its third consecutive year of favourable autumn planting conditions.
Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said that this year’s winter crop area is currently forecast to be only slightly lower…
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The first training program has commenced at the new Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) Biosecurity Training Centre (BTC), with 21 new students starting on 4 July.
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Australia’s Director of Biosecurity, Mr…
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Moves by governments to restrict exports only exacerbate price rises and increase food insecurity, according to the latest Insights report from ABARES.
Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said there were lessons to be learnt from the 2007-08 food crisis.
"Often when there is an…
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Senior Plant Pathologist Jenny Morrison has been given a remarkable accolade: a newly discovered species of fungus has been named after her.
It all started in north Queensland in 2019, when Jenny was one of 26 scientists from around Australia who…
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