Changes

Amendments to the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-Prohibited Goods) Determination 2021 have been made as part of Australia’s response to Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD).

These amendments relate to the import of personal consignments of specified meat products and have been made to strengthen Australia’s current import requirements.

The amendments affect the following goods:

• Meat-based flavouring product
• Pâté and foie gras
• Pork crackling and pork rind
• Meat floss
• Meat jerky and biltong
• Retorted meat

Personal consignments of these goods derived from bovines (cows), ovines (sheep), caprines (goats), or porcines (pigs) may now only be imported if they are a commercially manufactured product of an FMD-free country.

Australia’s list of FMD-free countries can be found on the departments website.

Goods that do not meet these requirements may be destroyed.

Who does this notice affect:
If you intend to import personal consignments of the meat products listed above, into Australian territory, you must comply with the new import requirements.

This notice does not affect commercial import conditions.

This notice does not affect import permit holders.

Further information:
If you require any further information, or have questions about these changes, please contact the Food Biosecurity Imports Program on 1800 900 090 or email imports@agriculture.gov.au.