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.
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Commodity & country of origin |
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Apples |
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. |
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Ginger |
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. |
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Pineapples |
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. |
| Table grapes from China | The comment period for the draft IRA report closed on 21 April 2010. Submissions are availble on this website. |
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