24 February 2020

The Environment and Invasives Committee met on 24 February 2020 in Adelaide, South Australia.

Significant steps were made towards finalising a revised National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement (NEBRA) which establishes the national arrangements for responding to significant pest and disease incursions where there are predominantly public benefits. Following the NEBRA review undertaken in 2017 and public consultation in 2019, a revised NEBRA, subject to ministers’ approval, is expected to enter into operation later this year.

6 November 2020

Publication detail

Export Meat Industry Advisory Committee (EMIAC), October 2020

This provides export registered establishments with a guideline for the application of the Refrigeration Index for the refrigeration of meat and meat products.

30 October 2020

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS).

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, November 2020

The fact sheet provides an overview of the group pest risk analysis for soft and hard scale insects on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage imports.

Final group pest risk analysis for soft and hard scale insects on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage imports

We have now completed the group pest risk analysis (PRA) for soft and hard scale insects on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut flower and foliage imports.

29 October 2020

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that there is an identified system conflict when preparing commodity inspections for New Zealand in the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) where multiple endorsements are associated to a commodity line on the RFP.

29 October 2020

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to importers of uncooked prawns and associated industry participants and retailers.

What has changed?

From 1 July 2020, all uncooked prawns imported for human consumption must be deveined (removal of the digestive tract that remains along the dorsal ridge of each prawn to at least the last shell segment).

28 October 2020

2 November 2020