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Director Engagement and International Plant Health
Dr Sophie Peterson is the Director of the Pacific Engagement and International Plant Health section your first point of contact for Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) plant and plant health…
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World Food Safety Day is a chance to highlight Australia’s role in producing clean, safe, nutritious food for consumption here and abroad.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Deputy Secretary, David Hazlehurst, said strong food safety standards is a key component of strong human…
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Overview
Australia’s economy relies on strong and open trade. Every day, we import a range of live animals, plants and animal and plant products.
We must determine if an animal, plant or animal/plant product is safe to import to Australia before importing it. This is because these imported goods…
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From: SAFEA [mailto:secretariat@safea.org] Sent: Monday, 22 June 2009 1:02 PM To: BA - Animal Biosecurity Contact Cc: fongcl@aquafauna.com.sg; AndyYap Subject: Attn: Dr.Colin Grant
Attn: Dr Colin…
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International ships arriving in Australian waters will see a change in how they manage biofouling in 2022.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Deputy Secretary Andrew Tongue said a change in biofouling policy would have flow-on effects for international shipping.
“Biofouling is…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry works closely with a network of more than 100 stakeholders to facilitate the adoption of world’s best practice for animal health laboratories that service Australia’s animal and livestock industries.
Organisations and institutions…
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The Australian sheep meat industry has been experiencing consistent growth in recent years, which is expected to continue into 2025. The gross value of Australian sheep meat is set to rise to more than $5 billion in 2024–25, the highest number in more than 10 years.This article explores how…
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4 April 2024This Animal Biosecurity Advice notice announces the publication of the Issues Paper ‘Review of the biosecurity risks associated with veterinary immunobiologicals’. The department is undertaking this review with the intention of publishing new import policies for veterinary…
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Final import risk analysis report for fresh decrowned pineapple fruit from Malaysia
Questions and Answers – 14 December 2012
Import risk analysis
Why was this import risk analysis undertaken?…
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Information for this profile is drawn from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013. An updated profile with information from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 is available here: Commercial plantations.
Australia's industrial plantations covered a total of 2.02 million…
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