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Case: Water chestnuts for human consumption Effective 24 Nov 2023 to 21 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 prepared |
Commercially prepared and packaged goods must contain information about the product either on a label or on commercial documentation accompanying the goods e.g. a commercial invoice. Handwritten or handmade labels (for example: labels made of fabric/leather/metal/crafty material/handwritten on a label) are not acceptable. Package must be tamper evident or tamper resistant. The following information must be included:
Note: Refer to the following attachment for examples of acceptable and unacceptable packaging. |
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. |
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. |
hermetically sealed |
A package is hermetically sealed if it is “airtight” e.g. heat sealed retort pouch, sealed can or glass jar with screw cap. Hermetically sealed goods may also be heat treated but ‘hermetically sealed’ is not the same as ‘canned’ or ‘retorted’. Many foods are packed in hermetically sealed containers, but do not undergo heat treatments in that package. These foods cannot be treated as retorted foods as they may not be sterile. |
hermetically sealed container |
See hermetically sealed |
retorted |
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Retorting |
See retorted |
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