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Date of issue: 24 August 2022
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2022-15
Related MAAs: For background, please see MAA 2022-11: China: Fish: Do you catch, store or prepare fish or fish products that are exported to China? China Import Food Enterprise Registration System and MAA 2022-…
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Date of issue: 6 June 2024Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: 2024-08Attention:Egg Exporters - AustralianEgg Export establishmentsLicensed exportersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and Regional officesThis Market Access Advice (MAA) updates MAA 2024-08 issued on 24 May…
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17 May 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the in-transit cold treatment (ITCT) certification requirements for the export of citrus to the USA in 2021.
Summary of changes and key points
ITCT must start in Australia and finish prior to arrival in the USA.…
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Varroa mites (Varroa destructor and Varroa jacobsoni) are tiny red-brown external parasites of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) and are about the size of a sesame seed. Until recently both species were exotic to Australia, however in June 2022 Varroa destructor was detected in a sentinel…
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Date of issue: 30 October 2024Date of effect: ImmediateAttentionIndustry bodies: Dairy Australia, Infant Nutrition Council, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Australian Food and Grocery CouncilDairy Export EstablishmentsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Central and…
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Report any unusual bird deaths immediately and call the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.Bird flu is a viral disease of birds and is found across the globe. Bird flu virus strains are described as low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) or high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI).…
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A significant risk to Australia’s biosecurity has been prevented by biosecurity officers securing approximately 38 tonnes of risk material—including boxes of turtle meat, frog meat, plant products, avian meat, pig meat, beef meat, and raw prawns.On 15 February 2023, a Department of Agriculture,…
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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsImported food safety requirements are now included in the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported Food Inspection…
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1 September 2023Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers and principal agents—associated with shipping or…
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Thursday 4th September 2008
Plant Biosecurity
Biosecurity Australia
GPO Box 858
Canberra ACT 2601
Comment on Issue Paper on Apple Imports from China
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