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Food import compliance agreements (FICA)
Since February 2010 food importers have been able to into a Food Import Compliance Agreement (FICA) with the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS).
FICAs offer food importers an alternative regulatory arrangement to inspection and testing of their products under the imported food inspection scheme (IFIS). FICAs are an assurance based regulatory arrangement undertaken through formal recognition and audit of and importer’s food safety management system by AQIS.
All food imported under a FICA will continue to be subject to quarantine import restrictions in accordance with the Quarantine Act 1908 and its subordinate legislation.
Below is a list of food importers who are currently under a FICA.
List of importers under a FICA
| Name and address | Contact details | Scope of agreement |
|---|---|---|
|
Brown Forman Australia |
Ph: 02 9764 8777 |
Alcohol only – bottled spirits, wine and ready to drink spirit mixes |
|
Conga Foods
|
Ph: 03 9487 9500 |
Prepared grocery products – including Risk food |
|
Langdon Ingredients |
Ph: 03 8360 2600 |
Bulk ingredients – including Risk foods; primarily spices, dehydrated herbs and vegetables, nuts, and dried fruit for use in food manufacture.” |
|
Manassen Foods Australia |
Ph: 03 8379 7800 |
Prepared grocery products – including Risk food |
|
Prepack Limited |
Ph: 0011 64 6 350 0940 |
Combat ration packs for Australian military use only |
|
Scalzo Trading Company
|
Ph: 03 9245 7000 |
Bulk ingredients – including Risk foods; primarily spices, nuts, dried fruit and grain for use in food manufacture |
30 Mar 2011