Alerts
Classical Swine Fever in Japan
Effective from 20 September 2018On 10 September 2018, the Department of Agriculture identified multiple international media sources that reported an outbreak of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) in farmed pigs in Japan. On 11 September 2018 an official OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) notification was published confirming the reports in the media.
CSF is not present in Australia. An incursion of CSF in Australia would have significant impacts on pig health and production. In addition, our access to economically important international markets would be compromised.
As a result of the outbreak of CSF, goods containing or potentially contaminated with pig material sourced from Japan, will no longer meet current import requirements and are considered to pose a high biosecurity risk.
For further information, please refer to the following industry advice notice: http://www.agriculture.gov.au/import/industry-advice/2018/124-2018.
Contact information
If you require further information, please call 1800 900 090 or email imports@agriculture.gov.au.
This Alert applies to the following Cases:
- Non-viable animal reproductive material
- Culture media
- Animal fluids and tissues (excluding reproductive material)
- Pet food
- Stock feed, supplements and ingredients of plant origin