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AQIS approved offshore gamma irradiation treatment providers

Gamma irradiation is used as a sterilising agent for many products. In Australia, gamma irradiation is not accepted as a treatment for foodstuffs other than herbs and spices, herbal teas and some tropical fruits. More information is available from Food Standards Australia New Zealand.

This treatment may cause damage to the following articles:

  • Some glass, white porcelain, and coloured sands may be discoloured.
  • Some plastics, such as polyurethane packaging, may be discoloured.
  • Mirrors turn black.
  • Animal hides (with hair) often lose the hair.

Reminder: Please check AQIS's Import Conditions database (ICON), and your import permit conditions (if relevant) to determine all import requirements prior to importing, and to confirm that offshore Gamma irradiation treatment is an acceptable treatment option for your commodity.

Under the AQIS Offshore Gamma Irradiation Treatment Provider Scheme, AQIS accepts valid pre–shipment treatment certificates from the following treatment providers as evidence that a treatment has been performed to Australian quarantine requirements:

Approved offshore treatment facilities—Germany

Company

Contact

Status

BGS—Beta Gamma Service Gmbh & Co. KG
Fritz–Kotz–Strabe 16
D—51674 Wiehl
Germany

 Mr Volker Weinsheimer
General Manager
Tel.: +49 (0) 2261 7899 0
Fax: +49 (0) 2261 7899 45
Email: weinsheimer@bgs.de
Website: www.bgs.de		 Acceptable


Isotron Deutschland Gmbh (Germany)
Kesselbodenstrasse 7
DE—85391 Allerhausen
Germany

 Mr Reiner Eidenberger
Managing Director
Tel.: +49 (0) 8166 6880 0
Fax: +49 (0) 8166 6880 50
Email: allershausen@isotron-deutschland.de
Website: www.isotron.com		 Acceptable

Approved offshore treatment facility—Israel

Company Contact Status

Sor Van Radiation Ltd.
Kiriyat Soreq
P.O Box 214
70600 Yavne

Israel

Mr. Shuki Weinstein
Tel: + 972 8 9437519/2 
Fax: + 972 8 9421597
Email:
Shuki@sorvan.co.il
sorvan@netvision.net.il 

 Acceptable

Approved offshore treatment facility—Netherlands 

Company Contact Status

Isotron Nederland B.V
Company contact:
Morsestraat 3
P.O Box 600
6710 BP Ede
The Netherlands

Mr Gunter von Ketelhodt
Managing Director
Tel.: +31 (0) 318 637 476
Fax: +31 (0) 318 639 643
Email: afke.van.der.werf@isotron.com or gunter.vonketelhodt@isotron.com
Website: www.isotron.com

 Acceptable

Approved offshore treatment facility—New Zealand

Company Contact Status

Schering Plough Animal Health Ltd.
Private Bag 908
33 Whakatiki Street
Upper Hutt
New Zealand

Mr David Harris
Tel.: +64 4 439 1952
Fax: +64 4 439 1916
Email: david.harris5@spcorp.com

 Acceptable

Approved offshore treatment facility—United Kingdom

Company Contact Status

Isotron (United Kingdom—Swindon)
Moray Road, Elgin Industrial Estate
Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 8XS
United Kingdom

 Tel.: +44 (0) 1793 601004
Fax: +44 (0) 1793 601030
Email: swindon@isotron.com
Website: www.isotron.com		 Acceptable
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) accredited facilities. Note: Supporting documentation must be provided demonstrating the irradiation facility has current DEFRA accreditation.

Approved offshore treatment facility—United States of America

United States Government accredited facilities. Note: Supporting documentation must be provided demonstrating the irradiation facility has current United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) accreditation.


If there are any problems associated with consignments under the scheme, please report through to the Failed Fumigation Coordinator in your region.

If you have any questions about the scheme, please contact the Offshore Development Unit on 02 6272 5017.

 

 



Last reviewed: 29 Jul 2009
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