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09 June 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Food importers and brokers acting on behalf of food importers.
What is changing?
Food importers are reminded that all food imported as food intended for sale is subject to biosecurity import conditions under the Biosecurity Act 2015 and food safety…
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Date of Issue: 26 June 2015Date of Effect: ImmediateAttention:
Industries - Export Establishments, Industry bodies
Department of Agriculture - Central and Regional offices, ATMs and FOMs, OPVs and…
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Imported plant research material can introduce foreign plant pests and diseases that could be harmful to Australia’s environment, agriculture and economy. To protect against this risk, strict biosecurity measures are in place for importing live plants, including research material. An import…
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Imports of plants and their products from outside Australia can risk introducing weeds, pests and diseases. These can threaten Australia’s natural environment, our food security and economy.We set import conditions to reduce these risks. Learn more about how we manage plant biosecurity risks.Plant…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, together with other Australian government departments, is responsible for operations related to importing goods to Australia. The department provides updates and notices that are useful to industry.The department manages…
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We regulate food imports into Australia to:protect our environment from biosecurity risksprotect consumers from food safety risks.Follow these steps to make sure you import food that meets these conditions.Check our Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) systemBefore importing food, check if:you can…
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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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