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Food safety recognition agreements (arrangements) can be mutual, meaning both countries recognise each other’s food safety regulatory systems as comparable (equivalent) to their own, or they can be unilateral, meaning only one country out of the two will recognise the other country’s food safety…
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12 August 2021
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is for all airlines, freight forwarders, pet transport companies and importers of cats and dogs to Australia.
What has changed?
The department has seen an increase in the number of elderly cats and dogs being imported with chronic…
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A Biosecurity Advice notice is a notice that informs stakeholders about the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources - Biosecurity's work.…
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People involved in the export supply chain for organics – producers, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders, auditors/certifiers, etc.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) staff
Purpose
To invite people in the agricultural sector to help shape the future of…
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Grains of wheat infected with Karnal buntL.A. Castlebury USDA-ARS SBML, PaDIL.
Karnal buntExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fungal disease that causes broken hollow (bunted) grain, powdery masses of dark spores, and a strong fishy odourWhere it's from: India originally, but now also…
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7 February 2020
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Plant Biosecurity Advice 2020-P02 - Release of the final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh strawberry fruit from Japan PDF
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This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the final report for Passionfruit from Vietnam: biosecurity import requirements.
The final report recommends that the importation of commercially produced passionfruit to Australia from all commercial production areas…
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Imported food intended for sale is inspected and tested under our Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).Most food imported from New Zealand is not referred for inspection or testing. New Zealand and Australia have joint food standards allowing food to be imported between the countries without…
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29 April 2025The final report recommends that the importation of commercially produced pomelo to Australia from all commercial production areas of Vietnam can be permitted, subject to a range of biosecurity requirements.The final report takes into account comments received from stakeholders on the…
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OverviewProduction and post-production of the commodity limited to seasonal periods when the target pest is rare or inactive.An example is “winter window” production, where the commodity is grown and exported only during winter when the target pest is inactive.Evaluating the efficacy of this…
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