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Agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals help protect and improve farm productivity by destroying, repelling and controlling pests and diseases affecting animal and herd health and welfare. They are vital inputs in Australia’s red meat industry but their use patterns are tightly regulated so…
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27 March 2026PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that the department has commenced public consultation on the review of the Accredited Grain Surveyor Assurance Scheme (AGSA) through a Have Your Say survey.Summary of key pointsOn 27 March, a review of the AGSA Scheme…
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Date of issue: 14 December 2017
Date of effect: Immediate
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Australian Egg Corporation Limited
Egg export establishments
Licensed exporters
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify manufactures/…
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27 September 2023
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the formal commencement of a review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh decrowned pineapple fruit for human consumption from India and Indonesia.
We expect to release the draft report for public consultation in the…
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Date of issue: 13 December 2017
Date of effect: Immediate
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia
Export dairy establishments
Licensed exporters
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify manufactures/exporters that from 13…
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24 May 2019
The department’s decision to approve an import permit for bulk grain is based solely on whether the biosecurity risks can be managed. If the risks cannot be managed, imports will not be permitted.
The conditions imposed through the import permit ensure biosecurity risks are managed…
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Aerobic plate countDocument titleFile typeHorizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms – Colony count at 30°C by the pour plate technique – AS 5013.5-2016PDF [412 KB]Word [140 KB]Aerobic Plate Counts in Foods (Neogen Petrifilm Methods) – AOAC 990.12PDF [433 KB]Word [106…
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Date of issue: 7 June 2019
Date of effect: 1 July 2019
Reference Number: MAA2019-03
Attention:Industries—Industry bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council, Australian Honey Bee Industry…
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Mandate for the production of Australia’s State of the Forests Reports
In 1992, the Australian Government and state and territory governments issued a National Forest Policy Statement which set out a vision for Australia's forests and associated goals, objectives and policies. The National Forest…
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20 October 2023
Species: All livestock
Country(s): All
Attention
All stakeholders
Purpose
To advise stakeholders that the department intends to publish the updated Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL) on 30 November 2023. A final draft of ASEL 3.3 is available…
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