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Pup 2 Pup: From Seal Handler to Dog Handler

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 6 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Kelvin Wong Kelvin recently joined the detector dog program in 2022 and has now found his feet with detector dog Udell at his side. In this episode Kevin outlines learning and development…
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Establishing the Biosecurity Detector Dog Active Response Program

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 5 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Clare O’Shannessy Clare O’Shannessy was in the Detector Dog program for 14 years. Clare played an integral role in the program’s expansion into international mail centres. In this episode we…
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Girl Power: Sydney’s First Two Biosecurity Detector Dog Teams

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 4 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Dee Apps Dee Apps was one of the first few detector dog handlers with a stunning career starting from 1993, one year after the program established up until 2010. In this interview Dee shares a few…
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Paving the way for future international trade

Australia has hosted the 26th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS26) with delegates from over 60 countries participating to develop principles and guidelines to facilitate trade in safe food. Wrapping up for another year, CCFICS26…
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2023-03: List of approved shellfish harvest areas for export

Date of issue: 11 May 2023 Date of effect: immediate Attention Industry bodies, Seafood Export Consultative Committee Registered export manufacturing establishments Registered exporters and EDI users Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and Regional office Purpose…
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Australia’s First Biosecurity Detector Dog Handlers Part 2: Dog and Human Behaviour

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 3 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Harry Smithard Harry was one of the first detector dog handlers along with Rachel from our previous episode. In this podcast Harry outlines the initial challenges of the detector dog program…
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Australia’s First Biosecurity Detector Dog Handlers Part 1: Learning on the Fly

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 2 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Rachel Holdforth Rachel Holdforth was one of the very first detector dog handlers. Rachel talks us through the initial pairing of detector dogs with handlers, matching dog and handler…
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List of countries approved for pig meat

Download List of countries approved for pig meat (PDF 113 KB) List of countries approved for pig meat (DOCX 68 KB) If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.
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2023-10: Thailand, new labelling requirements for pre-packaged foods

Date of issue: 09 September 2023 Date of effect: 15 November 2023 Reference Number: N/A Related MAAs: N/A Attention: Industries—Industry bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council Export establishments Exporters, AEPI and EXDOC users Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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Addressing the biosecurity challenges of the Pacific Games 2023

With the 2023 Pacific Games to be held in Honiara this November, the Pacific engagement programs for plant and animal health have been working with the Solomon Islands Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) and Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) to help them prepare…
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