On July 19, 2021, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Enviro
nment of Australia Government issued the im
port industry advice notice
158-2021: Changes to movement and discrepancy reporting of uncooked imported pig meat. The main co
ntents include:
Effective 2 August 2021, all uncooked im
ported pig meat permit co
nditions via BICON have been updat
ed.
The process for issuing and receiving movement directions for im
ported uncooked frozen pig meat will be streamlined to create efficiencies for industry and the department whilst co
ntinuing to effectively manage biosecurity and im
ported food risk.
A Biosecurity Direction will be issued for a 12-mo
nth period from date of assessment allowing for the movement to occur between specified AA sites. The entity details of the specified AA site locations are required at the time of initial lodgement of the entry by the broker.
Record of individual carton movements to and from those specified AA site locations must co
ntinue to be kept by the biosecurity industry participant operating each site for audit purposes.
For more details, please refer to
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/import/industry-advice/2021/158-2021