MAA 2020-23: China: Dairy: Testing of imported cold chain food for novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) nucleic acid
Date of issue: 28 September 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2020-23
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MAA 2020-14: China: Fish: Testing of imported cold chain food for novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) nucleic acid
Date of issue: 28 September 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2020-14
Failing Food Report – August 2020
Publication details
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, August 2020
This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports
165-2020 - Services Restored: Monday 28 September 2020 – BICON
28 September 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to create new permit applications or access existing application documents within the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system.
Information
The issue causing a service disruption to BICON has now been resolved.
Clients can create new permit applications and access documents related to existing applications as normal.
The department apologises for any inconvenience caused.
164-2020 - Unplanned Service Disruption: As of Thursday 24 September 2020 – DAWE invoices/receipts
25 September 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All users making payments to the department via the below systems:
- Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)
- Maritime Arrival Reporting System (MARS)
- Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS)
Information
An issue is preventing invoices/receipts from being issued after users make payments through the following applications:
2020-61 - Authorised Officer Program – Release of the Export phytosanitary treatments – vapour heat treatment job function
25 September 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the release of the job function TRE3001:3 Export phytosanitary treatments – vapour heat treatment and associated instructional material.
Biosecurity Matters, Edition 4, 2020
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human health, the economy, the environment and the community.
163-2020 - Have Your Say on Maturing our Regulatory Practice
25 September 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All stakeholders interested in providing feedback on how the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is approaching the way it conducts regulatory practice.
2020-60 - Business Systems Program – Delay to PEMS mandate for system integration clients
24 September 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the mandatory use of the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) will be delayed for system integration clients to 1 February 2021.