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Draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh Persian lime fruit from Mexico: The draft report proposes that the importation of commercially produced fresh Persian lime (Citrus latifolia) fruit to Australia from all commercial production areas of Mexico be permitted, subject to a range of biosecurity requirements.

The draft report contains details of pests that are of biosecurity concern to Australia that are potentially associated with the importation of commercially produced fresh Persian lime fruit from Mexico, the risk assessments for the identified quarantine pests, and the proposed risk management measures to reduce biosecurity risks to an acceptable level.

Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code: This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals:
• Ametoctradin, Afidopyropen, Chlorantraniliprole, Cyantraniliprole, Cyprodinil, Dimethomorph, Fipronil, Fludioxonil, Flumioxazin, Haloxyfop in specified plant commodities; (...)

The scientific methodology used by Australia to establish MRLs is consistent with international best practice. Countries set MRLs according to the good agricultural practice (GAP) or good veterinary practice (GVP) applicable to their region. Agricultural and veterinary chemical use patterns differ between different production regions and countries as pests, diseases and environmental factors vary. This means that Australian MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food may differ from Codex standards.

Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code: This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals:
• Chlorantraniliprole, Cypermethrin, Dimethoate, Fluopyram, Metalaxyl, Metrafenone, Omethoate, Propiconazole, Sulfoxaflor in specified plant commodities.

The scientific methodology used by Australia to establish MRLs is consistent with international best practice. Countries set MRLs according to the good agricultural practice (GAP) or good veterinary practice (GVP) applicable to their region. Agricultural and veterinary chemical use patterns differ between different production regions and countries as pests, diseases and environmental factors vary. This means that Australian MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food may differ from Codex standards.

Draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh Capsicum spp. fruit from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu:
Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed measures to achieve the appropriate level of protection for Australia for the import of fresh Capsicum spp. fruit (chillies and capsicums) from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. The draft report includes:

Summary; introduction, including Australia's biosecurity policy framework and this pest risk analysis; method for pest risk analysis; commercial production practices for chillies and capsicums; pest risk assessments for quarantine pests; pest risk management; conclusion; and pest categorisation.

Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code:
This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals: (...)

The scientific methodology used by Australia to establish MRLs is consistent with international best practice. Countries set MRLs according to the good agricultural practice (GAP) or good veterinary practice (GVP) applicable to their region.

Agricultural and veterinary chemical use patterns differ between different production regions and countries as pests, diseases and environmental factors vary. This means that Australian MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food may differ from Codex standards.

List of host countries of Phytopthora ramorum expanded to include Argentina and Japan:
Reporting Service No. 3 2021 (https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-6988) cited recent research indicating an expanded distribution of Phytophthora ramorum. In response, after subsequent investigation of the cited research, Japan is now recognised as a high-risk country where Phytophthora ramorum is present. The cited research is Jung, T., et al. (2021) The destructive tree pathogen Phytophthora ramorum originates from the laurosilva forests of East Asia. Journal of Fungi 7, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7030226.

Australia now also recognises Argentina as a high-risk country where Phytophthora ramorum is present, as a result of research conducted by Vélez, M. V., et al. (2020) Phytophthora austrocedri in Argentina and co-inhabiting phytophthoras: roles of anthropogenic and abiotic factors in species distribution and diversity. Forests 11, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f11111223.

Plants for planting (nursery stock) from Argentina and Japan must comply with specific conditions for import into Australia, which includes mandatory post-entry quarantine growth and testing for Phytophthora ramorum at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment post-entry quarantine facility. (...)

Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code: This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals: Bromoxynil, Isopyrazam, Isoxaflutole, Mesotrione, Methomyl, Metribuzin, Pyriproxyfen and Saflufenacil in specified plant commodities.

The scientific methodology used by Australia to establish MRLs is consistent with international best practice. Countries set MRLs according to the good agricultural practice (GAP) or good veterinary practice (GVP) applicable to their region. Agricultural and veterinary chemical use patterns differ between different production regions and countries as pests, diseases and environmental factors vary. This means that Australian MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food may differ from Codex standards. (...)

Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code: This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals: (...)

The scientific methodology used by Australia to establish MRLs is consistent with international best practice. Countries set MRLs according to the good agricultural practice (GAP) or good veterinary practice (GVP) applicable to their region. Agricultural and veterinary chemical use patterns differ between different production regions and countries as pests, diseases and environmental factors vary. This means that Australian MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food may differ from Codex standards. (...)

Animal Biosecurity Advice 2021-A04 - Draft assessment of a prescribed heat treatment as a risk management measure for fish and fish products for use as pet food and stockfeed:
As set out in the Biosecurity Advice 2021-A04 (https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk-analysis/memos), the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment initiated an assessment in response to stakeholder requests for an alternative heat treatment for fish and fish products for use as pet food and stockfeed imported into Australia.

This draft assessment uses infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV), the most thermo-chemical treatment-resistant aquatic animal virus, as the minimum standard for aquatic pathogen inactivation. The department has undertaken this assessment to determine if IPNV is inactivated by the proposed heat treatment. (...)

The department will carefully consider all submissions before finalising the assessment of existing policy. A further Animal Biosecurity Advice will be issued following the consultation period. (...)

Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code: This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals: (...)
The scientific methodology used by Australia to establish MRLs is consistent with international best practice. Countries set MRLs according to the good agricultural practice (GAP) or good veterinary practice (GVP) applicable to their region. Agricultural and veterinary chemical use patterns differ between different production regions and countries as pests, diseases and environmental factors vary. This means that Australian MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food may differ from Codex standards. (...)