Contents Acronyms and abbreviations vii Summary 1 1 Introduction 2 1.1 Australia’s biosecurity policy framework 2 1.2 This risk analysis 2 2 Method for pest risk analysis 5 2.1 Stage 1 5 2.2 Stage 2 Pest risk assessment 6 2.3 Stage 3 Pest risk management 13 3 Vietnam’s commercial production practices for dragon fruit 15 3.1 Assumptions used in estimating unrestricted risk 15 3.2 Dragon fruit production areas 15 3.3 Climate in production areas 15 3.4 Pre-harvest 18 3.5 Harvesting and handling procedures 22 3.6 Post-harvest 23 3.7 Export capability 28 4 Pest risk assessments for quarantine pests 29 4.1 Fruit flies 31 4.2 Mealybugs 32 4.3 Pest risk assessment conclusions 33 5 Pest risk management 35 5.1 Pest risk management measures 35 5.2 Operational system for the maintenance and verification of phytosanitary status 38 5.3 Uncategorised pests 41 5.4 Review of processes 41 5.5 Meeting Australia’s food laws 41 6 Conclusion 43 Appendix A Initiation and categorisation for pests of dragon fruit from Vietnam 44 Glossary 66 References 70
Contents Acronyms and abbreviations vii Summary 1 1 Introduction 2 1.1 Australia’s biosecurity policy framework 2 1.2 This risk analysis 2 2 Method for pest risk analysis 5 2.1 Stage 1 5 2.2 Stage 2 Pest risk assessment 6 2.3 Stage 3 Pest risk management 13 3 Vietnam’s commercial production practices for dragon fruit 15 3.1 Assumptions used in estimating unrestricted risk 15 3.2 Dragon fruit production areas 15 3.3 Climate in production areas 15 3.4 Pre-harvest 18 3.5 Harvesting and handling procedures 22 3.6 Post-harvest 23 3.7 Export capability 28 4 Pest risk assessments for quarantine pests 29 4.1 Fruit flies 31 4.2 Mealybugs 32 4.3 Pest risk assessment conclusions 33 5 Pest risk management 35 5.1 Pest risk management measures 35 5.2 Operational system for the maintenance and verification of phytosanitary status 38 5.3 Uncategorised pests 41 5.4 Review of processes 41 5.5 Meeting Australia’s food laws 41 6 Conclusion 43 Appendix A Initiation and categorisation for pests of dragon fruit from Vietnam 44 Glossary 66 References 70
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