Alerts
Approval of a new laboratory to test viruses in imported raw frozen prawns
Effective from 9 May 2016The department assessed and approved Agrigen Pty Ltd as a laboratory for conducting on-arrival batch testing for viruses of concern in imported raw frozen prawns (with the head and shell removed, but not highly processed). Agrigen Pty Ltd is available for prawn importers on 5 May 2016 as a laboratory to provide testing services to meet Australia’s import biosecurity conditions.
The contact details of Agrigen Pty Ltd are as follows:
Approved arrangement site number: N2813
Address: Unit 1 of 6, Chaplin Drive, Lane Cove West, NSW 2066
Telephone: +61 2 8856 0988
Facsimile: +61 2 8856 0988
Email: info@agrigen.com.au
For further information on laboratories for testing imported prawns, please contact:
Telephone: 1800 900 090
Email: imports@agriculture.gov.au
This Alert applies to the following Cases: