BIOSECURITY REGULATIONS FOR SEAFOOD IMPORTED INTO AUSTRALIA

In June 2023, the Department of Quality, Processing and Market Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) has issued Official Letter No. 224/CCPT-CL1 to seafood processing enterprises exporting to Australia; Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) and Regional Agricultural, Forestry and Aquatic Quality Centers to inform about Biosecurity Regulations for seafood imported into Australia.

Earlier, on June 9, 2023, the Department of Quality, Processing and Market Development received a notification from the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry that the agency had returned some shipments of Lates calcarifer from several countries (including Vietnam) imported into Australia after finding that the fish had not been completely removed from their organs and whose remains of organs (including all or part of the heart, gills, liver, spleen, bubbles and intestines) do not meet Australian biosecurity requirements.

According to Australian biosecurity regulations, one of the conditions for importing barbs is that the fish must have all its organs removed (all organs that are not attached to the fish are removed from the fish’s body cavity and only kidney tissue remains attached to the vertebrae), removed gills and the inside of the fish must be thoroughly washed.

In order to comply with regulations on biosecurity for seafood shipments in general, barbs in particular exported to Australia, limiting obstacles arising during the export process, the Department of Quality, Processing and Market Development recommends seafood processing enterprises exporting to Australia to update the above regulations for sea bass shipments export to Australia and relevant regulations of the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (at website: https://bicon.agriculture.gov.au/) to ensure full compliance with regulations and biosecurity requirements of this market.

Along with that, the Department of Quality, Processing and Market Development requested regional agricultural, forestry and fishery quality centers to forward this letter to seafood processing facilities for export in the area. At the same time, the Department also requested the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) to disseminate the above regulation to member enterprises exporting seafood to the Australian market.

(Source:Ngoc Thuy – FICen)

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