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10 July 2015
Purpose
To advise external Authorised Officers (AOs) that the Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals from AOs to undertake vapour heat treatment (VHT) supervision for export of Australian mangoes to China.
Background
Requirements in the work plan and protocol…
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States and territories have primary responsibility for overseeing the manufacture and sale of pet food in Australia. For any information on current requirements, please contact the relevant authority in your state or territory.
In 2018, following a number of pet food safety incidents, a Senate…
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The Future Drought Fund (FDF) is investing $1.6 million through the country’s leading agricultural scholarship organisation, Nuffield Australia, over the next two years for scholarships and training.
The first 5 Drought Resilience Scholars supported by the FDF were announced overnight. They are…
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China has changed its product registration requirements for cosmetics.
As part of an application, the Chinese Government requires a certificate attesting to the cosmetics being produced according to good manufacturing practices (GMP), in accordance with international standards, from the competent…
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Australia takes a conservative and careful approach to biosecurity management to safeguard the health of Australian people, animals and plants. There are many exotic diseases and pests that could impact on Australia’s economy, environment and way of life. Recent ABARES research found the impact…
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A review of how the Australian Government supports farmers and small primary production related businesses through concessional loans has been tabled in Parliament.Deputy Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Policy, Matt Lowe, said the review into the operation of the Regional…
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29 July 2015This Biosecurity Advice (BA) invites stakeholders to provide comments on the ‘Draft review of policy: importation of Zantedeschia dormant tubers into Australia’ by 28 August 2015.BackgroundThe Australian Government Department of Agriculture initiated this review of existing policy in…
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22 July 2016This Biosecurity Advice (BA) notifies stakeholders of the release of the ‘Final review of policy: importation of Zantedeschia dormant tubers into Australia’.The final report identifies pests…
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The Agricultural Workforce Working Group (the Working Group) met for the ninth time on 14 August 2023.
Members noted the update provided by Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, on progress achieved since the last meeting in attracting, skilling,…
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Businesses exporting products containing wood and wood fibre from Australia are not directly affected by Australia’s illegal logging laws.Some of the countries we export wood and wood fibre products to have laws to help stop the trade of illegally logged timber.Importers in these countries need to…
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