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Forests of AustraliaNational dataset of forest extent, by national forest categories and forest types
Tenure of Australia's forestsNational dataset of national land tenure classes…
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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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Codex Committee on Food Additives (Host Government — China)The Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) establishes and endorses permitted maximum levels for individual food additives. The CCFA…
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All food imported into Australia must comply with Australian food standards and requirements for safety. This includes compliance with:the Australia and New Zealand Food Standards Codecountry of origin food labelling requirements.We monitor imported food to check it meets these requirements through…
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The word halal is Arabic and means ‘permissible’ or ‘lawful’ according to Islamic law. For meat and meat products to be recognised as halal, the animal must be slaughtered and processed in accordance with the requirements of Islamic law.Each year, Australia exports over 1 million tonnes of meat and…
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Recognizing that agricultural production needs to substantially increase to meet global food, feed, fiber and energy demands in the face of population growth,
Understanding that innovative…
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Existing Codex StandardsCodex standards on fruit and vegetables and fruit and vegetable-related products are developed by the:
Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables, and…
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It is the visiting military's responsibility to ensure that all military equipment arriving in Australian territory is free from biosecurity risk material.
Military personnel and their equipment pose a biosecurity risk to Australia due to the environment in which they train and operate.
Some…
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5 February 2019Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs…
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12 April 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that the department is the competent authority for authenticating good manufacturing practice for cosmetics for product registration in China.
Summary of changes and key points
The department will issue documentation…
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