Failing Food Report – January 2020
Publication details
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, January 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 test 100% of risk food imports until we establish a history of compliance.
36-2020 - Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) Offline Forms Updated to include mainland China, Iran, the Republic of Korea and Italy
6 March 2020
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial and non-commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.
What has changed?
To assist the department in managing the Australian Government’s response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) pre-arrival report (PAR) for commercial vessels, and the corresponding offline forms, have been revised.
Biotoxin analysis methods for Paralytic Shellfish Toxin (PST) (2020-02)
Date of issue: 06 March 2019
Date of effect: immediate
Attention:
- State Shellfish Control Agencies (SCA’s) - State Regulatory Authorities
- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment—Certification Integrity Unit, Export Standards (Food and Animal By-Products Section)
Purpose
To notify of a new method that can be used by SCA’s for PST analysis of bivalve molluscan shellfish in export listed harvest areas.
Industry Advice Notices 2020
The information provided in the documents attached is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify all details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in the notices.
United Arab Emirates: Prepackaged Food: Mandatory Nutritional Labelling requirements from 1 January 2022 (2020-03)
Date of issue: 6 March 2020
Date of effect: 1 January 2022
Reference Number: MAA2020-03
Attention:
35-2020 - ‘Have Your Say’ survey for the 2019-20 Brown marmorated stink bug season closes 15 March 2020
6 March 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including master consolidators, freight forwarders, treatment providers, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods that require increased biosecurity intervention during the 2019-20 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) risk season.
Biosecurity Matters, Edition 1, 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.
34-2020 - Changes to AIMS directions issued under the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)
3 March 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Importers and customs brokers who import goods eligible for the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme, and Biosecurity Officers who process AIMS entries that contain one or more lines of goods eligible for the CBIS. See here for a full list of goods eligible for the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme.
United Arab Emirates - Honey: Requirement for an Emirates Quality Mark (EQM) for Honey (2020-02)
Date of issue: 3 March 2020
Date of effect: 1 April 2020
Reference Number: MAA2020-02
Attention:
2020-09 - Forestry – New Republic of Korean import requirements for wood products
3 March 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise exporters of their responsibility to provide documentary evidence of timber legality to their importer, when exporting some types of wood products to the Republic of Korea.