Japan – Organic: Equivalence arrangement for organic livestock products and organic processed foods (2020-04)
Date of issue: 10 July 2020
Date of effect: 16 July 2020
Reference Number: MAA 2020-04
Attention:
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112-2020 – Amendment to 107-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020
10 July 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).
MAA 2020-21: COVID-19 - Audits of establishments preparing and/or storing dairy, eggs, fish and prepared meat products for export - arrangements and response
Date of issue: 10 July 2020
Date of effect: 10 July 2020
Attention:
- Registered export establishments preparing dairy, eggs, fish and prepared meat products
- Relevant State Regulatory Authorities
- Peak body industries for dairy, eggs, fish and prepared meat products
Who does this notice affect?
Due to the escalation of COVID-19 measures in the state of Victoria - all industry stakeholders involved in exports
111-2020 – PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 10 July to 00:00 Saturday 11 July 2020 (AEST)
9 July 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned outage.
Information
Due to system maintenance, the Post Entry Biosecurity System will be unavailable from 23:00 Friday 10 July to 00:00 Saturday 11 July 2020 (AEST).
Action
Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.
GSEP4001: Export inspection of prescribed grain and plant products protocol
Overview
This course has been designed for Authorised Officer (AO) candidates wanting to perform inspections of prescribed grain and plant products for protocol markets.
Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry
The Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry have been endorsed by agriculture ministers from all states and territories.
The poultry standards were finalised by an Independent Poultry Panel commissioned by all agriculture ministers. The standards are the culmination of an extensive stakeholder and public consultation process and underpinned by contemporary animal welfare science.
States and territories are responsible for implementing the poultry standards.
110-2020 – AIMS Service Disruption: 23:00 Saturday 11 July to 01:45 Sunday 12 July 2020 (AEST)
7 July 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who are awaiting outcomes of biosecurity assessments during this planned outage.
Information
The department will be performing scheduled system maintenance from 23:00 Saturday 11 July to 01:45 Sunday 12 July 2020 (AEST).
Failing Food Report – May 2020
Publication details
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, May 2020
This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
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Risk food tests
We target and monitor food that poses a high or medium risk to public health. We refer 100% of risk food imports until we establish a history of compliance.
Biosecurity Matters, Edition 3, 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.
Sheep Pox and Goat Pox-Free Country List
Publication details
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, September 2022
Importers should consult the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) for the full range of import conditions for all goods intended for importation.
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