Alerts & Changes

The department currently offers two for live Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) for laboratory use, covering wild-type and genetically modified C. elegans specimens. As of 7 November 2024, these permits have now been moved to the pathway in BICON. ...

Related Cases:   Laboratory materials | Live animals and their reproductive material for laboratory use

The has been updated to include additional facilities on advice from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Please review the list to identify facilities participating in the CSWCP and the associated AEI codes. Who does this notice affect: Importers...

Related Cases:   Timber and timber products | Logs, log cabins and oversize timber

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has published updated import conditions for in vivo bovine embryos from the United Kingdom in response to updates to the agreed health certificate. The import permit conditions have been modelled to...

Related Cases:   Bovine embryos

The Department has reviewed the import conditions for import of Orchidaceae tissue culture flasks/containers as accompanied baggage through an airport. As a result of the review, the department has made the following changes: 1. Amended the labelling ...

Related Cases:   Orchids for use as nursery stock

The department has added an information notice to the BICON case 'Cosmetics and soaps' for cosmetics for human use. There have not been any changes to the import conditions. • An information notice has been added advising that certain cosmetics are...

Related Cases:   Cosmetics and soaps

Following a review, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has identified Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus as a regulated quarantine pest associated with Solanum tuberosum. This pathogen is not reported in Austr...

Related Cases:   Solanum tuberosum for use as nursery stock

The following species have been added to the : • Macrolepiota albuminosa (syn. Termitomyces albuminosus) • Pholiota adiposa • Tylopilus felleus As a result, Macrolepiota albuminosa (Syn. Termitomyces albuminosus), Pholiota adiposa and Tylopilus fel...

Related Cases:   Mushrooms for propagation

Import conditions are now published on BICON for the importation of fresh passionfruit from Viet Nam for human consumption. The import conditions are based on the . Fresh passionfruit from Viet Nam must undergo pre-export phytosanitary irradiatio...

Related Cases:   Fresh granadilla and passionfruit for human consumption

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has completed a Weed Risk Assessment for the species Amaranthus dubius. The assessment has determined that this species poses an unacceptable weed risk to Australia and is therefore not permitted en...

Related Cases:   Plant species that are weeds

Willow foliage (Salix spp.) The import conditions for willow foliage (Salix spp.) for the USA have been removed due the risk associated with Phytophthora ramorum - Sudden Oak Death (SOD). Fresh willow foliage for ceremonial purposes is only permitt...

Related Cases:   Fresh fruit and foliage for ceremonial purposes