Current Plant IRAs

The current status of plant Import Risk Analyses (IRAs) being conducted by Biosecurity Australia is summarised below.

Also visit Policy Revisions and Scientific Reviews for status of plant policy revisions or extensions of existing policy.

Commodity & country of origin

Status

Apples
from NZ

Biosecurity Australia has finalised a non-regulated analysis of existing policy for the importation of apples from New Zealand

Apples
from the USA

Biosecurity Australia has considered stakeholders’ submissions to the draft IRA report and is currently preparing a revised draft IRA report that will be reviewed by the Eminent Scientists Group. However, the clock for this IRA has been stopped (as of 4 March 2010) until further information which is essential to complete the IRA is provided by the USA.

Ginger
from Fiji

Biosecurity Australia Advice announces the formal commencement of an import risk analysis (IRA) to assess the plant quarantine risks from the importation of fresh ginger from Fiji for human consumption.

Pineapples
from Malaysia

Biosecurity Australia Advice announces the formal commencement of an import risk analysis (IRA) under the regulated IRA process to consider a proposal to import fresh decrowned pineapple fruit from Malaysia.

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