Alerts
Review of In-Transit Cold Treatment (ITCT) procedures for fresh produce
Effective from 7 November 2020The required location of temperature sensors/probes in a container used to conduct ITCT is currently being reviewed by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. The purpose is to align published standards with the Australian phytosanitary treatment application standard for cold disinfestation treatment.
Probe configurations currently published on BICON for specific fresh produce, or detailed in relevant bi-lateral workplans, or as depicted in the ‘Australian phytosanitary treatment application standard for cold disinfestation treatment’ are acceptable for the remainder of the 2020/2021 season, until the review is completed.
Further information and any adjustments to the sensor / probe placements will be provided at the conclusion of the review.
Who does this alert affect:
NPPOs, importers and suppliers of fresh fruit using In-Transit Cold Treatment (ITCT) as a phytosanitary measure.
Further information:
For additional information you can email Plant Import Operations Branch at imports@awe.gov.au or phone 1800 900 090.
This Alert applies to the following Cases:
- Fresh lemons for human consumption
- Fresh grapefruit or sweetie for human consumption
- Fresh limes for human consumption
- Fresh persimmons for human consumption
- Fresh longan and lychee for human consumption
- Fresh stone fruit for human consumption
- Dried grapes for human consumption
- Fresh pomelo, tangelo, tangor and grapefruit/pomelo hybrids for human consumption
- Fresh mandarins and tangerines for human consumption
- Fresh calamondin and cumquat for human consumption
- Fresh oranges for human consumption
- Fresh kiwifruit for human consumption