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What is Sustainable Forest Management?Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) entails the management of forests to maintain their full range of environmental, social and economic values.The concept of…
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25 October 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders associated with the import of live cats and dogs (including assistance dogs) from the United Kingdom (UK) to Australian territory, including importers, pet transport agents, and official and government-approved veterinarians.What has changed?A…
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The National Fisheries Plan provides a shared vision to grow Australia’s fishing and seafood sectors in a sustainable way. It does this by outlining initiatives and targets to be achieved by 2030 across 9 priority areas.We created the Plan with state and territory governments and the seafood…
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Date of issue: 15 April 2025Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: MAA 2024-55, MAA2023-39, MAA2023-04, MAA2022-17, MAA2022-04AttentionIndustry bodies – Dairy Australia, Infant Nutrition Council, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Australian Food and Grocery CouncilDairy Export…
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The National Management Group (NMG) agreed at its meeting on 29 May 2025 that it is no longer technically feasible to eradicate tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) from Australia. This decision is based on the technical considerations of the Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests (…
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OverviewThe department delivered Exercise Paratus – a multiyear exercise program. It aimed to enhance Australia’s capability to respond to current and emerging biosecurity threats.The objectives of the exercise were to:practice our emergency management arrangements to enhance internal capability to…
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Date of issue: 10 June 2025Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: MAA 2025-03AttentionIndustry bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council, Australian Honey Bee Industry Council Export establishmentsExportersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – Central and Regional offices…
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Date of issue: 21 July 2017Date of effect: 1 September 2017Attention: Industries—Industry bodies – OISCC, Organic Certifying Bodies Export establishments including: Organic MeatOrganic Poultry Licensed…
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Authors: Drs Jay Gomboso and Donkor Addai
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Growing global concerns over the rise in antimicrobial resistance in both humans and animals has led to some countries responding by tightening regulations on the use of antimicrobials for growth promotion, disease prevention purposes and…
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The Product Hygiene Indicators (PHI) Program identifies a number of key performance indicators (KPIs) which when combined produce an index, the Product Hygiene Index, which is a measure of hygienic meat production at individual export establishments. The KPIs can be used within an establishment…
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