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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...
Related Cases:   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...
Related Cases:   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...
Related Cases:   Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock

Import conditions for fresh tomatoes from New Zealand will be updated on 21 June 2024

Effective from 11 June 2024
The department will update import conditions on BICON to allow trade in fresh tomatoes from New Zealand for human consumption to recommence. The import conditions will be updated as follows: 1. Fresh loose tomatoes grown in accordance with the New Ze...
Related Cases:   Fresh Solanaceous fruit for human consumption

Transition to referencing the Australian Centre for Disease Control on import permits

Effective from 6 June 2024
The interim Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) was launched within the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care on 1 January 2024. Further information on the interim Australian CDC is available on its . Pending commencement ...
Related Cases:   Purified antibodies | Human fluids and tissues | Genetic material (nucleic acids and their derivatives) excluding plants and plant pathogens | Microorganisms and infectious agents (and derivatives) | Laboratory materials

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...
Related Cases:   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...
Related Cases:   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...
Related Cases:   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...
Related Cases:   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...
Related Cases:   Live animals and their reproductive material for laboratory use