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19 May 2022
Who does this notice affect?
This notice applies to airlines, aircraft operators and their contracted services (third party disinsection treatment providers).
What has changed?
The Conveyance Arrivals Modernisation (CAM) Program developed an enhanced Aircraft Disinsection…
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18 October 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS).
Summary of changes and key points
PEMS will now automatically validate the ‘Accredited Farm Block Numbers’ and ‘Accredited Packhouse Numbers’ for…
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OverviewAgricultural traceability is a shared responsibility between industry, governments and the broader agricultural supply-chain participants. The Australian Government has committed over $127 million to enhancing agricultural traceability. Activities will support action to meet the objectives…
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The Australian Government committed $1.5 million in the 2024-25 Budget (over two years from 2023-24) to improve existing arrangements for the labelling of plant-based and alternative protein products.This work responds to long-standing concerns from the meat and dairy industry that plant-based…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) last week celebrated Australia’s next generation of plant biosecurity scientists, by providing a platform to showcase innovative work to tackle emerging biosecurity challenges.Department Secretary Victoria Anderson said supporting…
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Reforming agricultural markets to support emissions reductions
March 2023
The role that support policies play in either increasing or decreasing global agricultural GHG emissions is attracting greater scrutiny, with several studies pointing to contrasting impacts. However, agriculture is only one…
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Accredited veterinarians (AAVs) ensure the health and welfare of livestock before and during export.AAVs have professional oversight to ensure animal health and welfare standards are met. This provides confidence to stakeholders including the:Australian Governmentexporterrelevant authority of the…
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Private vets have an important role to play in emergency animal disease responses in Australia.In 2011 an independent review into Australia’s preparedness for foot-and-mouth disease found that employment conditions in state and territory jurisdictions were not consistent. This could act as a…
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31 May 2017
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers of uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat products and associated industry participants and retailers.
What has changed?
The department can now provide detailed risk management measures for marinated prawn…
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We appoint laboratories to conduct testing on samples of imported food.As an appointed analyst, you test food to verify it meets specific:food safety requirementsrequirements within the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.You help us monitor imported food as part of our Imported Food…
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