Changes
Daucus carota seed for sowing
Effective from 5 May 2017This notice provides clients of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources notification of changes to the details of the Department approved seed testing laboratories - April 2017.
What is the change?
The business name and address for the ISTA approved laboratory, SGS Mid-West Seed Services, Inc. based in the United States of America has changed, details listed below:
Old
Testing Laboratory: SGS Mid-West Seed Services, Inc.
Address: 236 32nd Avenue Brookings, South Dakota, 57006
Country: United States of America
New
Testing Laboratory: SGS
Address: 1405 32nd Avenue Brookings, South Dakota, 57006
Country: United States of America
What does this mean for my imports?
The department will accept ISTA certificates issued from SGS that contain either the old or new company name/address details.
Existing import permits will not be varied to reflect the updated name/address, unless specifically requested by an import permit holder.
New import permits, will be issued with only the updates address for SGS.
Further Information
Please contact Plant Import Operations on 1800 900 090 or email imports@agriculture.gov.au
This Change applies to the following Cases: