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5 July 2021
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container supply and logistics chain.
There are now additional human health requirements for seaport operators of locations where cruise passengers disembark. Find out more.
First points of entry (FPOE) are locations where vessels and goods that are subject to biosecurity control are permitted to arrive. To be an FPOE, ports must meet certain requirements.
2 July 2021
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (NZ MPI) has approved irradiation as a treatment option to manage fruit flies on Australian strawberries, scallopinis, honeydew melons, rockmelons and zucchinis.
First points of entry (FPOE) are locations where aircraft and goods that are subject to biosecurity control are permitted to arrive. To be an FPOE, landing places must meet certain requirements.
When the Biosecurity Act commenced in June 2016, existing landing places were issued temporary determinations allowing them to continue to operate as first points of entry (FPOEs). These determinations expired in June 2019.
Ongoing determinations were made for landing places where all operators demonstrated full compliance with FPOE regulatory requirements.
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144-2021: Biosecurity Operations Division Reset2 July 2021 Who does this notice affect?All import stakeholders including freight forwarders, importers, custom brokers, airports, airlines, seaports, mail facilities and related biosecurity industry participants. Failing Food Report – May 2021Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, May 2021 This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS). Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports Managing fruit flies in AustraliaThrough the department, the Australian Government is driving improvements to the national management of fruit fly in partnership with state and territory governments, industry and community. This coordinated and shared approach ensures our management of fruit remains strong, facilitating favourable market access for the export of high-quality produce to international markets. Fruit flies in AustraliaWhat are fruit flies?CharacteristicsFruit flies are one of the world’s most destructive horticultural pests and pose a risk to most commercial fruit and vegetable crops. Globally, some fruit fly species attack up to 300 species of fruit and above ground vegetables. Fruit flies are found all around the world: Response to the Australian Marine Conservation Society and the Humane Society International1 April 2021 Mr Darren Kindleysides Ms Erica Martin Dear Mr Kindleysides and Ms Martin |
