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The Department of Agriculture is implementing urgent actions to address the risk khapra beetle on a range of plant products that are host of the pest, and as a hitchhiking pest in sea containers.
Khapra Beetle poses a significant risk to Australia's plant product & grain industries with the ability to survive in sea containers for years at a time due to their small size and ability to inhabit in crevices in containers. When conditions are favorable beetle populations can quickly increase in size and can contaminate any goods held within the container
The actions that will be implemented by the Department of Agriculture will be rolled out in phases beginning from 12th April 2021.
We have provided a detailed outline of the measures that will take place. All containers departing high risk countries on or after 12th April 2021 must be treated & accompanied by a valid treatment certificate.
Effective 12th April 2021, offshore treatment requirements will be mandatory from the following High Risk Countries:
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Greece, India, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates & Yemen.
The offshore treatment requirements will be mandatory for the High Risk Plant Products detailed below that originate from the above listed countries:
- Chickpeas (Cicer arietinum)
- Cucurbit seed (Cucurbita, Cucumis, Citrullus spp.)
- Cumin seed (Cuminum cyminum)
- Safflower seed (Carthamus tinctorius)
- Bean seed (Phaseolus spp.)
- Soybean (Glycine max)
- Mung beans, cowpeas (Vigna spp.)
- Lentils ( Lens culinaris)
- Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
- Coriander seed ( Coriandrum sativum)
- Celery seed (Apium graveolens)
- Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea)
- Dried Chillies / Capsicum (Capsicum spp.)
- Faba bean ( Vicia faba)
- Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan)
- Pea Seed (Pisum sativum)
- Fennel seed (Foeniculum spp.)
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Seeds (all species, excluding those listed as high-risk plant products)
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Spices (all species, excluding those listed in high-risk plant products)
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Plant gums and resins (except those chemically extracted or highly processed)
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Meals and flours of plant origin (all species, excluding those listed in high-risk plant products)
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Dried fruits
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Nuts (all species, excluding those listed in high-risk plant products)
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Dried vegetables
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Unprocessed plant products (excluding fresh fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, herbarium specimens, fresh cut flowers)
The following exclusions apply:
- goods that are thermally processed that are commercially manufactured and packaged such as retorted, blanched, roasted, fried, par-boiled, boiled, puffed, malted or pasteurised goods
- goods that are chemically processed and preserved such as with a Formalin Propionic Acid fixative, Formalin Acetic acid alcohol, Carnoy’s fixative or ethanol.
- fresh vegetables
- commercially manufactured frozen or freeze-dried food (perishable foodstuffs only)
- frozen plant samples for plant research (including through the use of liquid nitrogen and freeze drying)
- oils derived from vegetables or seed
- Preserved or pickled (such as in vinegar or alcohol)
- goods that have been refined or extracted to obtain specific components from plant-based raw materials. Examples include starch, lecithin, protein, cellulose, sugars and pigments.
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