Alerts & Changes

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry received an official report of an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Germany. On 10 January 2025, Germany notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of an outbreak of Foot and...

Related Cases:   Bovine embryos | Goat semen | Goat embryos | Bovine semen | Ovine semen | Sheep embryos

Hypsizygus marmoreus has been added to the ‘Mushrooms for human consumption’ and ‘Mushrooms for propagation’ BICON cases, as the department has assessed that this species is a synonym of Hypsizygus tessulatus which falls under these BICON cases. As ...

Related Cases:   Mushrooms for propagation | Mushrooms for human consumption

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has received an official report of an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Germany and is currently working to assess the biosecurity risk to Australia and what this might mean for import con...

Related Cases:   Peat

The department recently reviewed plant hosts for the risk of Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella). The review concluded that permitted species within two additional genera, Libertia and Phyllocladus be regulated for the bacterial pathogen Xylella fastidiosa in...

Related Cases:   Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock | Bulbs that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for growth in open quarantine | Bulbs to be grown in open quarantine for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has updated the standard import conditions for “Environmental samples for laboratory analysis, culturing and isolation not permitted” to clarify conditions and reduce regulatory burden on importers....

Related Cases:   Water | Soil and articles containing soil

What will change: 1. Regulating China for Xylella Following our previous alert on 2 January 2025 (), the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has determined that Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella) is present in mainland China....

Related Cases:   Ananas comosus for use as nursery stock | Colocasia spp. for use as nursery stock | Brassica oleracea for use as nursery stock | Fragaria spp. for use as nursery stock | Ipomoea batatas for use as nursery stock | Paulownia spp. for use as nursery stock | Rubus spp. for use as nursery stock | Humulus spp. for use as nursery stock | Vaccinium spp. for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Bromeliads for use as nursery stock | Aquatic plants that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Rosa spp. for use as nursery stock | Ficus carica for use as nursery stock | Punica spp. for use as nursery stock | Morus spp. for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa | Mangifera spp. for use as nursery stock | Pistacia spp. for use as nursery stock | Ulmus spp., Planera spp. and Zelkova spp. for use as nursery stock | Guava rust hosts for use as nursery stock | Ribes spp. for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa and Sudden Oak Death hosts for use as nursery stock | Mentha spp. for use as nursery stock | Pome species for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa, Sudden Oak Death and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock | Bulbs that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for growth in open quarantine | Chrysoporthe hosts for use as nursery stock | Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Actinidia spp. (kiwi fruit, gooseberry) for use as nursery stock | Rutaceae as nursery stock | Clonal grass for use as nursery stock | Prunus spp. for use as nursery stock | Hosts of fireblight, sudden oak death and Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Coffea spp. for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species for use as nursery stock | Persea spp. for use as nursery stock | Ornamental hosts of fireblight and Ceratocystis spp. for use as nursery stock | Camellia spp. for use as nursery stock | Cannabis spp. as nursery stock | Juglans spp. for use as nursery stock | Hibiscus spp for use as nursery stock | Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa, Sudden Oak Death and Ceratocystis | Vitis spp. (grape) for use as nursery stock | Carica papaya for use as nursery stock | Piper methysticum for use as nursery stock | Corylus spp. for use as nursery stock | Sudden oak death hosts for use as nursery stock | Ornamental hosts of fireblight for use as nursery stock | Olea spp. (olives) for use as nursery stock | Manihot spp. for use as nursery stock | Dianthus caryophyllus for use as nursery stock | Aquatic plants for use as nursery stock | Aegagropila linnaei (aquatic plants) for use as nursery stock | Rosa canina and Rosa rugosa for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa and Sudden Oak Death | Saccharum spp. as nursery stock | Lavandula spp. for use as nursery stock | Hosts of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum and Xylella for use as nursery stock | Musa spp. for use as nursery stock | Solanum tuberosum for use as nursery stock | Ornamental virus hosts and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (Chinese jujube) for use as nursery stock | Ornamental virus, Sudden Oak Death and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Bulbs to be grown in open quarantine for use as nursery stock | Eustoma, Lisianthius, Bilamista, Lobelia and Urananthus for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Orchids for use as nursery stock | Hypericum x inodorum for use as nursery stock | Hoya kerrii rooted leaves for display purposes | Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock | Zantedeschia spp. for use as nursery stock | Saintpaulia spp. for use as nursery stock | Cyphomandra species for use as nursery stock | Daphne spp. and Gladiolus spp. for use as nursery stock | Cacti for use as nursery stock | Arecaceae (palms) for use as nursery stock | Guava rust, Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa | Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella and Ceratocystis for use as nursery stock | Passiflora spp. for use as nursery stock | Dracaena sanderiana for use as nursery stock

Consignments of fresh cut flowers and foliage found to be infested with live insect pests have the option to be directed for onshore fumigation and release prior to pest identification by an entomologist during select peak periods and holidays in 2025....

Related Cases:   Fresh cut flowers and foliage

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has received an official report of an outbreak of FMD in Germany and is currently working to assess the biosecurity risk to Australia and what this might mean for import conditions. To help mitigate...

Related Cases:   Bioremediation products | Culture media | Test kits | Giraffe semen | Zoo bovid semen | Elephants for zoological purposes | Elephant semen | Collagen and casings for human consumption | Animal fluids and tissues (excluding viable reproductive material) | Fertilisers | Bovine embryos | Goat semen | Goat embryos | Bovine semen | Ovine semen | Sheep embryos | Dairy | Veterinary therapeutics and veterinary therapeutic ingredients | Unretorted meat | Stockfeed, stockfeed ingredients and stockfeed additives | Pet food, pet food ingredients, and supplements for companion animals | Soil and articles containing soil | Retorted goods | Bovidae for zoological purposes | Laboratory materials

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has identified a recent publication which reports the presence of Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella) in walnut trees in the People’s Republic of China: • Guo, T, Wang, S, Pan, C, Sattar, A, Xing, C, Hao,...

Related Cases:   Ananas comosus for use as nursery stock | Colocasia spp. for use as nursery stock | Brassica oleracea for use as nursery stock | Fragaria spp. for use as nursery stock | Ipomoea batatas for use as nursery stock | Paulownia spp. for use as nursery stock | Rubus spp. for use as nursery stock | Humulus spp. for use as nursery stock | Vaccinium spp. for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Bromeliads for use as nursery stock | Aquatic plants that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Rosa spp. for use as nursery stock | Ficus carica for use as nursery stock | Punica spp. for use as nursery stock | Morus spp. for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa | Mangifera spp. for use as nursery stock | Pistacia spp. for use as nursery stock | Ulmus spp., Planera spp. and Zelkova spp. for use as nursery stock | Guava rust hosts for use as nursery stock | Ribes spp. for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa and Sudden Oak Death hosts for use as nursery stock | Mentha spp. for use as nursery stock | Pome species for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa, Sudden Oak Death and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock | Bulbs that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for growth in open quarantine | Chrysoporthe hosts for use as nursery stock | Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Actinidia spp. (kiwi fruit, gooseberry) for use as nursery stock | Rutaceae as nursery stock | Clonal grass for use as nursery stock | Prunus spp. for use as nursery stock | Hosts of fireblight, sudden oak death and Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Coffea spp. for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species for use as nursery stock | Persea spp. for use as nursery stock | Ornamental hosts of fireblight and Ceratocystis spp. for use as nursery stock | Camellia spp. for use as nursery stock | Cannabis spp. as nursery stock | Juglans spp. for use as nursery stock | Hibiscus spp for use as nursery stock | Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa, Sudden Oak Death and Ceratocystis | Vitis spp. (grape) for use as nursery stock | Carica papaya for use as nursery stock | Piper methysticum for use as nursery stock | Corylus spp. for use as nursery stock | Sudden oak death hosts for use as nursery stock | Ornamental hosts of fireblight for use as nursery stock | Olea spp. (olives) for use as nursery stock | Manihot spp. for use as nursery stock | Dianthus caryophyllus for use as nursery stock | Aquatic plants for use as nursery stock | Aegagropila linnaei (aquatic plants) for use as nursery stock | Rosa canina and Rosa rugosa for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa and Sudden Oak Death | Saccharum spp. as nursery stock | Lavandula spp. for use as nursery stock | Hosts of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum and Xylella for use as nursery stock | Musa spp. for use as nursery stock | Solanum tuberosum for use as nursery stock | Ornamental virus hosts and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (Chinese jujube) for use as nursery stock | Ornamental virus, Sudden Oak Death and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Bulbs to be grown in open quarantine for use as nursery stock | Eustoma, Lisianthius, Bilamista, Lobelia and Urananthus for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Orchids for use as nursery stock | Hypericum x inodorum for use as nursery stock | Hoya kerrii rooted leaves for display purposes | Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock | Zantedeschia spp. for use as nursery stock | Saintpaulia spp. for use as nursery stock | Cyphomandra species for use as nursery stock | Daphne spp. and Gladiolus spp. for use as nursery stock | Cacti for use as nursery stock | Arecaceae (palms) for use as nursery stock | Guava rust, Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa | Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella and Ceratocystis for use as nursery stock | Passiflora spp. for use as nursery stock | Dracaena sanderiana for use as nursery stock

The following species has been added to the 'Fresh cut flowers and foliage' BICON case: • Danae racemosa (syn. Ruscus racemosus) As a result, Danae racemosa (syn. Ruscus racemosus) may be permitted entry into Australian territory subject to the impor...

Related Cases:   Fresh cut flowers and foliage