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Alerts and Changes provide information about notices or changes to import conditions. You can keep informed with these notices by following individual import cases.
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Changes to the BICON case for cooked items
Effective from 15 June 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has made a change to the BICON case Cooked items (biscuits, breads, pastries, cakes), mooncakes, egg waffles and uncooked cheesecakes. These changes include:
• Additional advice on which import sce...
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Cooked items (biscuits, breads, pastries, cakes), mooncakes, egg waffles and uncooked cheesecakes
Changes to the Insects and insect products for human consumption BICON case
Effective from 14 June 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry changed the name of the BICON case 'Insects and insect products for human consumption' to 'Insect and arachnid products for human consumption'.
Who does this notice affect:
Importers of insects an...
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Insect and arachnid products for human consumption
Species addition to 'Tropical and temperate spp. that are hosts of XF for use as nursery stock' case
Effective from 12 June 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has completed a Weed Risk Assessment for the species Quararibea funebris and was not found to pose a weed risk to Australia.
No other changes have been made to import conditions within the ‘Tropica...
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Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock
New permitted species under the ‘Mushrooms for human consumption’ case
Effective from 4 June 2024
The following updates have been made in the ‘Mushrooms for human consumption’ BICON case:
• Macrolepiota albuminosa (syn. Termitomyces albuminosus), Tylopilus felleus, and Lignosus rhinocerus (syn. Polyporus rhinocerus) have been added to the ,
• Ma...
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Mushrooms for human consumption
Addition of Glossostigma elatinoides to ‘Aquatic plants for use as nursery stock’ BICON case
Effective from 4 June 2024
The department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has completed a Weed Risk Assessment for the species Glossostigma elatinoides. The assessment has determined this species is permitted as this species is already present in Australi...
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Aquatic plants for use as nursery stock
Addition of Dieffenbachia x memoria-corsii to the ‘Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock’ case
Effective from 31 May 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has completed a Weed Risk Assessment for the hybrid species Dieffenbachia x memoria-corsii and has determined that this species is permitted on the basis that it is already present in Australia and...
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Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock
Changes to the import conditions on the standard permit for dairy products
Effective from 30 May 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has made a change to the standard permit for bovine dairy products from approved countries.
• The health certificate conditions for the country of manufacture have been aligned with the non-standar...
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Dairy
Updates to the BICON pathway for live mice and their reproductive material for laboratory use
Effective from 29 May 2024
The department has made minor changes to the BICON permit cases for live rats and mice and their reproductive material for laboratory use. Changes have been made to clarify the definition of "bred".
The conditions in the following permits have been up...
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Live animals and their reproductive material for laboratory use
Irradiation facility has been approved to treat fresh longan from Viet Nam
Effective from 29 May 2024
A third irradiation facility – Toan Phat Irradiation – has been approved to treat fresh longan from Viet Nam. The new irradiation facility has been added to the .
Who does this notice affect:
Importers of fresh horticulture produce, brokers and Pat...
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Fresh longan for human consumption
Irradiation facility has been approved to treat fresh mango from Viet Nam
Effective from 29 May 2024
A third irradiation facility – Toan Phat Irradiation – has been approved to treat fresh mango from Viet Nam. The new irradiation facility has been added to the .
Who does this notice affect:
Importers of fresh horticulture produce, brokers and Path...
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Fresh mango for human consumption