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Commodity: Gymnocladus dioica, Dried - [Root]
Scientific name: Gymnocladus dioica
Country: All countries
End use: All uses other than as animal foods, fertilisers or for growing purposes
Date printed: Sep 11 2010
The information here covers AQIS quarantine requirements only and is current on the date of transmission but may change without notice. AQIS makes no warranties or representations with respect to the accuracy or completeness of that information and will bear no liability with respect to that information. Importers must satisfy quarantine concerns and comply with quarantine conditions applicable at the time of entry. The Commonwealth through AQIS is not liable for any costs arising from or associated with decisions of importers to import based on conditions presented here which are not current at the time of importation. It is the importer’s responsibility to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information at the time of importation.

It is the importer’s responsibility to identify and to ensure it has complied with, all requirements of any other regulatory and advisory bodies prior to and after importation including the Australian Customs Service, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health and Ageing, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority and any State agencies such as Departments of Agriculture and Health and Environmental Protection authorities.

Importers should note that this list is not exhaustive. Importers should also note that all foods imported into Australia must comply with the provisions of the Imported Food Control Act 1992 , an Act which is administered by AQIS.

Notification of the import must be provided to AQIS for all imported goods other than goods imported as accompanied baggage or goods imported via the mail and not prescribed under the Customs Act 1901. Notification must be consistent with Quarantine Regulations 2000 (examples include a Quarantine Entry or a Quarantine declaration).

Condition  C6977 Health status

Imported food safety requirements

1. Commercial consignments of imported food are monitored by AQIS to ensure that the food poses minimal risk to public health. It is the responsibility of the importer to ensure that all food they import complies with the requirements of the Australian Food Standards Code (FSC). The FSC is administered by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and a copy of the FSC can be found on the FSANZ website.

2. The FSC no longer permits the treatment of food products with ethylene oxide.

3. The FSC prescribes the rates of gamma irradiation with which food products can be treated. In some cases, the treatment rates required for quarantine purposes are greater than those permitted by the FSC.

4. Additional information on imported food inspections is available under Importing food to Australia on the AQIS website.

5. Importers are advised to ensure proposed quarantine treatments comply with the relevant agencies’ requirements.
Condition  C9482

Non-Commercial

1. An Import Permit is not required.

2. A Quarantine Entry is not required.

3. All material in the consignment must be labelled with full botanical names i.e. genus and species. Each package must be labelled. Alternatively if the goods are easily identifiable, then there is no requirement of the botanical nomenclature.

4. All material in the consignment must be thoroughly dried and not capable of propagation.

5. Each consignment will be subject to an inspection to verify that it is free of prohibited seeds, live insects, soil and other quarantine risk material.

6. If the consignment does not meet the above conditions it will be treated as detailed in the Commercial conditions below, re-exported or destroyed.

Commercial

1. An Import Permit is not required.

2. A Quarantine Entry must be lodged for each consignment.

3. All material in the consignment must be labelled with full botanical names i.e. genus and species and be commercially packaged.  Alternatively, a manufacturer’s declaration that states the botanical name of the product can be presented.

4. All material in the consignment must be thoroughly dried and not capable of propagation.

5. Each consignment must be free of prohibited seeds, live plant parts, live insects, soil and other quarantine risk material prior to arrival in Australia.

6.  Any packaging used with the consignment must be clean and new.

7. Containers, timber packing, pallets or dunnage associated with the consignment will be subject to inspection and treatment on arrival, unless certified as having been treated by an AQIS approved method. (Refer to the AQIS publication ‘Cargo Containers: Quarantine aspects and procedures’).

8. All consignments require a full unpack and inspection at a Quarantine approved premises to verify that the material is commercially packaged in clean packages, labelled, dried and is free of other quarantine risk material.

9. After inspection, all consignments that meet the above conditions will be released from quarantine.

10. Consignments that are not adequately labelled with full botanical names or accompanied by a manufacturer’s declaration will be held under quarantine pending identification and re-labelling. The importer must bear the expenses for identification.

11. Consignments that are not commercially packaged will be ordered for dry heat treatment (T9569) even if the plant is a permitted species.

12. If unidentified, prohibited, diseased or live plant material (other than seeds) are found on inspection, the consignment will be ordered for dry heat treatment (T9569), ethylene oxide fumigation (T9020), gamma irradiation (T9651), re-export or destruction at the importer's expense.

13. If prohibited, restricted or unidentified seeds are found on inspection, the consignment will be ordered for moist heat treatment (T9568 or T9574), ethylene oxide fumigation (T9020), gamma irradiation (T9651), re-export or destruction at the importer's expense.

14. If soil is found on inspection the consignment will be subject to the physical removal of contamination under AQIS supervision or autoclaving (T9662), fumigation with ethylene oxide (T9020), gamma irradiation at 50 kGray (T9652), re-export or destruction at the importer's expense. 

15. If faeces and/or animal material is found on inspection and the imported goods are for human consumption the consignment must be re-exported or destroyed at the importer's expense. NOTE: If the consignment is not imported for human consumption contact AQIS Plant Programs for advice.

16. If live insects are found during the inspection they will be identified by an AQIS entomologist and the consignment will be treated with methyl bromide fumigation (T9038 or T9071) or cold storage (T9600) unless khapra beetle is identified. If khapra beetle is identified the consignment will be fumigated with methyl bromide at the khapra beetle rate (T9056). Treatment for live insects will be carried out prior to any other treatment that may be required. Treatments will be carried out at the importer’s expense.

Note: The Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) regulate ethylene oxide residues and may limit use on commodities that have direct contact with human skin. For information to determine if this treatment option is available for the commodity of import refer to the APVMA website.
Entry Management  EM0184

AQIS minimum documentary requirements to support assessment of all documentation 

All documentation presented to AQIS as part of the import process must meet the requirements of the Minimum Documentary Requirements Policy. These requirements include:

  1. Overarching Requirements (e.g. legible, in English, signed, dated, linked to the consignment);
  2. Document Format Requirements (e.g. as per nationally accepted practice and standards, or on company letterhead); and
  3. Prescribed Information Requirements (e.g. treatment certificates must include a description of the goods/packaging treated)

 
Entry Management  EM0185

AQIS information requirements to support assessment of non-commodity concerns associated with imported cargo

All documentation presented to AQIS to assist in determining the level of quarantine risk posed by transportation pathways and packaging must meet the requirements of the Non-Commodity Information Requirements Policy. These requirements address:

  1. Container cleanliness;
  2. Packaging concerns (e.g. presence of timber or prohibited packaging material); and
  3. Destination concerns (e.g. destined for a rural unpack location).

 
Entry Management  EM0033

Commodity Docs

Direction

AIMS Comments

Notes / QAP

Mandatory:
1) Commercial documents including;
a) invoice or packing list;

OR
b) A valid Manufactures declaration;

OR
c) A valid Phytosanitary certificate
stating the botanical names.

All Docs OK

All Cargo Types

Class: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 21.1
May be subject to Imported Foods requirements as random surveillance referred through the AIMS IFP Ruler. Alternatively to labelling with botanical names, a manufacturers declaration that states the botanical name of the product can be presented.

1) Documentation - Present all Documentation

 

2) Relevant inspection direction.
a) FCL - Inspect (unpack)
b )LCL - LCL Inspection
c) Airfreight - Air Freight Inspection
d) Break Bulk - Break Bulk Inspection

Standard Comments for Inspection Direction
Full unpack and inspection to verify material is commercially packaged, labelled with botanical names, dried and free of risk material. Packaging must be clean and new. Full AQIS endorsed invoice/packing list to be supplied at inspection

All Docs NOT OK

All Cargo Types, botanical names not identified

If botanical names cannot be identified, order goods into Quarantine and refer importer to the Plant Programs unit on:
Phone: (02) 6272 3917
Fax: (02) 6272 3745
Email: plantquar@aqis.gov.au
The consignment must be re-exported or destroyed or held at a Class 1 QAP until valid documents are presented.

1)    Documentation - Present all Documentation

Standard Comments for Documentation Direction
Botanical names not identified on provided documentation. Present valid manufacturers declaration or invoice/packing list/phytosanitary certificate with botanical names identified

Additional Direction Comments
Alternatively the goods may be re-exported or destroyed at importers expense

 
Treatment  T9600 Cold storage:

Cold storage

Store at -18°C for 7 consecutive days starting when the core temperature of the consignment reaches -18°C. A core temperature of -18°C must be maintained over 7 consecutive days.
Treatment  T9020 Ethylene oxide:

Ethylene oxide

Under initial minimum vacuum of 50 kilopascals at 1200g/m³ for 5 hours at 50ºC; or 1500g/m³ for 24 hours at 21ºC.

Note: The Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) regulates ethylene oxide residues and may limit use on commodities that have direct contact with human skin. For information to determine if this treatment option is available for the commodity of import refer to the APVMA website.
Treatment  T9038 Methyl bromide:

Methyl bromide

The Methyl Bromide rate required is 32g/m³ for 24 hours at 21ºC and above at Normal Atmospheric Pressure (NAP).

For each 5ºC (or part of 5ºC) the temperature is expected to fall below 21ºC, 8g/m³ must be added to the dosage rate, unless otherwise specified by AQIS. It is the minimum temperature during the course of the fumigation that is to be used for the calculation of the dose.

Methyl Bromide fumigation for quarantine purposes is not permitted if the ambient minimum temperature falls below 10ºC.

AQIS does not allow dosage compensation where the ambient temperature is above 21ºC or below 10ºC.

AQIS Methyl Bromide Standard

 
Treatment  T9054 Methyl bromide: Giant African Snail Rate

Methyl bromide - Giant African Snail Rate

The Methyl Bromide rate required is 128g/m³ for 24 hours at 21ºC and above at Normal Atmospheric Pressure (NAP).

For each 5ºC (or part of 5ºC) the temperature is expected to fall below 21ºC, 8g/m³ must be added to the dosage rate, unless otherwise specified by AQIS. It is the minimum temperature during the course of the fumigation that is to be used for the calculation of the dose.

Methyl Bromide fumigation for quarantine purposes is not permitted if the ambient minimum temperature falls below 10ºC.

AQIS does not allow dosage compensation for temperatures above 21ºC or below 10ºC unless otherwise specified.

For example, the dosage at:

21°C and above is        128g/m³

16-20°C is                   136g/m³

11-15°C is                   144g/m³

10°C is                        152g/m³

AQIS Methyl Bromide Standard

 
Treatment  T9056 Methyl bromide:

Methyl bromide -Khapra beetle rate

The Methyl Bromide rate required is 80g/m³ for 48 hours at 21°C and above at Normal Atmospheric Pressure (NAP) with an end point concentration at 48 hours of 20g/m³.

Note: The fumigation must undergo a monitor at 24 hours to ensure a minimum concentration of 24g/m³.

For each 5ºC (or part of 5ºC) the temperature is expected to fall below 21ºC, 8g/m³ must be added to the dosage rate, unless otherwise specified by AQIS. It is the minimum temperature during the course of the fumigation that is to be used for the calculation of the dose.

Methyl Bromide fumigation for quarantine purposes is not permitted if the ambient minimum temperature falls below 10ºC.

AQIS does not allow dosage compensation where the ambient temperature is above 21ºC or below 10ºC.

AQIS Methyl Bromide Standard

 
Treatment  T9569 Hot air:

Hot air

Hot air at not less than 85°C for at least 8 hours once the core temperature has been reached.

Caution: Products may smoulder or ignite with this treatment.
Treatment  T9568 Hot moist air:

Hot moist air

At not less than 85oC for not less than 48 hours (50% relative humidity) once the core temperature has been reached.

NOTE: Prior to moist heat treatment, all bags/packaging impervious to moisture must be opened or adequately punctured to allow moist heat penetration.

Caution: Some products may smoulder, ignite or be damaged by this treatment. The importer should consider the potential effects when deciding on treatment options.

 
Treatment  T9574 Hot moist air:

Hot moist air

At not less than 95oC for not less than 24 hours (50% relative humidity) once the core temperature has been reached.

NOTE: Prior to moist heat treatment, all bags/packaging impervious to moisture must be opened or adequately punctured to allow moist heat penetration.

Caution: Some products may smoulder, ignite or be damaged by this treatment. The importer should consider the potential effects when deciding on treatment options.

 
Treatment  T9651 Gamma irradiation:

Gamma irradiation

Gamma irradiate at 25 kGray (2.5 Mrad).
Treatment  T9652 Gamma irradiation:

Gamma irradiation

Gamma irradiate at 50 kGray (5 Mrad).
Treatment  T9662 Autoclave:

Autoclave

121°C, 103 kPa (15 psi) for 15 minutes; or

134°C, 214 kPa (31 psi) for 4 minutes.
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