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Case: Retorted goods Effective 22 Nov 2023 to 12 Dec 2023
Glossary
The following provides a definition of words or phrases that are found within the text. Some of these have a special meaning in relation to the importation or treatment of goods entering Australia and may be important to understand in meeting the requirements for import.
Term | Definition |
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Approved Arrangement Site (AA Site) |
An arrangement approved under Section 406 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cwlth) which permits a biosecurity industry participant to carry out specified activities to manage biosecurity risks associated with particular goods, premises or other things. |
commercially sterile |
Commercially sterile means that the vegetative and spore forms of all pathogenic and spoilage organisms that can grow in food under normal storage and handling conditions have been destroyed. |
Discernible pieces of egg |
Ability to visibly distinguish pieces of egg, including whole egg. |
Egg |
Egg means egg of a bird. |
eggs |
See Egg |
goods |
Goods include:
Goods does not include ballast water or human remains. It also does not include a conveyance, except in certain circumstances. |
hermetically |
See hermetically sealed |
hermetically sealed |
Hermetically-sealed container means a container that is airtight when sealed. |
import permit application |
The department will assess the application and on the basis of that assessment may decide to grant an import permit subject to any conditions deemed necessary for safe importation, use and disposal of those products. It should be noted that applying for an import permit does not automatically result in an import permit being issued. The Director of biosecurity or their delegate issues the import permit. You should ensure that an application is submitted for each product type and that the prescribed fee accompanies the import permit application. |
meat |
Meat means a part of an animal (other than a fish, a mollusc, a crustacean, a cnidarian, an echinoderm or a tunicate) that is intended or able to be used as food by a human being or an animal (whether or not it is cooked, dried or otherwise processed). Meat includes blood, bone meal, meat meal, tallow and fat. |
retorted |
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Retorting |
See retorted |
shelf-stable |
Goods are shelf‑stable if:
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