Chicken meat

We have completed a generic import risk analysis for chicken meat from any country (chicken meat IRA).

Steps to complete this risk analysis

When we do a risk analysis, we:

start the risk analysis by reviewing the science on pests and diseases of concern
assess and analyse biosecurity risks
develop proposed risk management measures
consult the public on the draft report and then review comments
publish a final report
develop import conditions
publish import conditions in our Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON)

This analysis was completed in 2008. Check current conditions for importing chicken meat in BICON. Register in BICON to receive an alert if conditions change.

Learn more about why we carry out risk analyses and our international obligations.

About the final report

We recommend that the import of chicken meat be allowed from any country subject to compliance with specified risk management measures.

The final report details:

diseases of biosecurity concern
risk assessments for the identified diseases
recommended risk management measures.

Diseases

The final report names diseases that need risk management measures. These diseases are:

highly pathogenic notifiable avian influenza virus
low pathogenicity notifiable avian influenza virus
Newcastle disease virus
very virulent infectious bursal disease virus
exotic antigenic variant strains of infectious bursal disease virus
Salmonella Pullorum
Salmonella Gallinarum
Salmonella Enteritidis
multi-drug resistant strains of Salmonella Typhimurium

Risk management measures

In summary, the recommended risk management measures include:

country or zone freedom
heat treatment.

Download final report – chicken meat IRA

Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 2008

Document	Pages	File size
Generic Import Risk Analysis Report for Chicken Meat – Part A – Summary PDF	26	193 KB
Generic Import Risk Analysis Report for Chicken Meat – Part A DOC	26	156 KB
Generic Import Risk Analysis Report for Chicken Meat – Part B – background PDF	123	606 KB
Generic Import Risk Analysis Report for Chicken Meat – Part B DOC	112	826 KB
Generic Import Risk Analysis Report for Chicken Meat – Part C – detailed assessments PDF	441	2.0 MB
Generic Import Risk Analysis Report for Chicken Meat – Part C DOC	396	2.2 MB
Generic Import Risk Analysis Report for Chicken Meat – Part D – appendices PDF	127	525 KB
Generic Import Risk Analysis Report for Chicken Meat – Part D DOC	114	462 KB

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Equivalence assessment

In 2019 we completed an assessment of high pressure processing as an equivalent risk management measure to the heat treatments in the Generic import risk analysis for chicken meat: final report (2008) (chicken meat IRA).

We concluded that that there is currently insufficient evidence that high pressure processing is a suitable alternative risk management measure to the heat treatments in the chicken meat IRA.

Download the equivalence assessment

Department of Agriculture, 2019

Document	Pages	File size
Assessment of the scientific aspects of high pressure processing as an equivalent risk management measure to the heat treatments in the Generic import risk analysis for chicken meat: final import risk analysis report (2008) Final report PDF	41	1.5 MB
Assessment of the scientific aspects of high pressure processing as an equivalent risk management measure to the heat treatments in the Generic import risk analysis for chicken meat: final import risk analysis report (2008) Final report DOCX	41	750 KB