Operational system for the maintenance and verification of phytosanitary status A system of operational procedures is necessary to maintain and verify the phytosanitary status of fresh breadfruit imported from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. This is to ensure that the recommended risk management measures, provided below as boxed text, have been met and are maintained. A system of traceability to source The objectives of this proposed procedure are to ensure that: breadfruit are sourced only from orchards producing commercial quality fruit, and orchards from which breadfruit are sourced can be identified so investigation and corrective action can be targeted, rather than applied to all contributing export orchards in the event that live pests are intercepted. It is proposed that the exporting country’s NPPO establishes a system to enable traceability back to each orchard from which breadfruit for export to Australia are sourced. The NPPO would be responsible for ensuring that export breadfruit growers are aware of pests of quarantine concern to Australia. Registration of treatment providers and auditing of procedures The objectives of this proposed procedure are to ensure that: breadfruit are treated only by providers approved by the exporting country’s NPPO, which are processing commercial quality breadfruit, and treatment providers are capable of applying a treatment that suitably manages the target Where breadfruit undergo treatment prior to export, the process must be undertaken by approved treatment providers that have been registered with and audited by the exporting country’s NPPO for that purpose. Records of the NPPO registration requirements and audits are to be made available to the department upon request. Approval of treatment providers must be subject to suitable systems to ensure compliance with treatment requirements. This may include: use of documented procedures to ensure breadfruit is appropriately treated and safeguarded post-treatment training to ensure compliance with procedures record-keeping procedures facilities and equipment suitable for prescribed purposes the exporting country’s NPPO system of oversight of treatment application. Packaging and labelling The objectives of this proposed procedure are to ensure that:
Operational system for the maintenance and verification of phytosanitary status A system of operational procedures is necessary to maintain and verify the phytosanitary status of fresh breadfruit imported from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. This is to ensure that the recommended risk management measures, provided below as boxed text, have been met and are maintained. A system of traceability to source The objectives of this proposed procedure are to ensure that: breadfruit are sourced only from orchards producing commercial quality fruit, and orchards from which breadfruit are sourced can be identified so investigation and corrective action can be targeted, rather than applied to all contributing export orchards in the event that live pests are intercepted. It is proposed that the exporting country’s NPPO establishes a system to enable traceability back to each orchard from which breadfruit for export to Australia are sourced. The NPPO would be responsible for ensuring that export breadfruit growers are aware of pests of quarantine concern to Australia. Registration of treatment providers and auditing of procedures The objectives of this proposed procedure are to ensure that: breadfruit are treated only by providers approved by the exporting country’s NPPO, which are processing commercial quality breadfruit, and treatment providers are capable of applying a treatment that suitably manages the target Where breadfruit undergo treatment prior to export, the process must be undertaken by approved treatment providers that have been registered with and audited by the exporting country’s NPPO for that purpose. Records of the NPPO registration requirements and audits are to be made available to the department upon request. Approval of treatment providers must be subject to suitable systems to ensure compliance with treatment requirements. This may include: use of documented procedures to ensure breadfruit is appropriately treated and safeguarded post-treatment training to ensure compliance with procedures record-keeping procedures facilities and equipment suitable for prescribed purposes the exporting country’s NPPO system of oversight of treatment application. Packaging and labelling The objectives of this proposed procedure are to ensure that:
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