Footnotes

Chapter 2 - Background to the decision to review Australia's policy for the importation of beef and beef product

[1]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 3, p.1.

[2]        Professor John Mathews, Review of Scientific Evidence to Inform Australian Policy on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), 9 October 2010, p. 20 and p. 22

[3]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 3, p. 1.

[4]        Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Submission 4, p. 5.

[5]        Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Submission 4, p. 5.

[6]        Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Submission 4, p. 4.

[7]        Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Submission 4, pp 4-5.

[8]        Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 2, p. 1.

[9]        Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, Issue 103, p. 6, available on Food Standards Australia New Zealand website: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Standard_2_2_1_Meat_v103.pdf  viewed 1 March 2010.

[10]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Submission 4, p. 4.

[11]      Risk foods are subject to a 'test and hold' direction and are not released for sale until test results are known. Consignments of risk food which fail inspection and therefore do not meet Australian standards cannot be imported. These foods must be brought into compliance otherwise the food will be re-exported or destroyed. Any consignments that fail result in a return to 100 per cent testing of that product until a history of compliance is re-established for the producer of the food. Refer: http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/import/food/inspection-scheme

[12]      The Food Inspection Scheme is provided for in Division 2 of Part 2 of the Imported Food Control Act 1992 and Part 3 of the Imported Food Control Regulations 1993.

[13]      Dr Andrew Carroll, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 104; 25 February 2010, pp 33-35.

[14]      Joint media release, 20 October 2009, Australia refines its food safety rules for imported beef and beef products, DAFF09/341BJ.

[15]      Department of Heath and Ageing, Submission 2, p. 3.

[16]      Food Standards Australia New Zealand, The Australian assessment process to assess BSE risk, http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumerinformation/bovinespongiformencephalopathybse/ viewed 23 February 2010.

[17]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 3, p. 6.

[18]      Mr Timothy Yeend, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Trade Negotiations, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, p. 107.

[19]      Letter from Mr Ian McIvor, AM, Chairman, Red Meat Advisory Council Limited to the Hon Tony Burke, MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 9 August 2009, Answer to question taken on notice, Public hearing 5 February 2010.

[20]      Letter from Mr Ian McIvor, AM, Chairman, Red Meat Advisory Council Limited to the Hon Tony Burke, MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 9 August 2009, Answer to question taken on notice, Public hearing 5 February 2010.

[21]      Letter from Mr Ian McIvor, AM, Chairman, Red Meat Advisory Council Limited to the Hon Tony Burke, MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 18 September 2009, Answer to question taken on notice, Public hearing 5 February 2010.

[22]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 3, p. 2.

[23]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 3, p. 3.

[24]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 3, p. 5.

[25]      Red meat Advisory Council Limited, Submission 5, p. 6.

[26]      Letter from Mr Ian McIvor, AM, Chairman, Red Meat Advisory Council Limited to the Hon Tony Burke, MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 9 August 2009, Answer to question taken on notice, Public hearing 5 February 2010.

[27]      See for example, Mr Justin Toohey, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 32, Mr Robert Steel, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 72, and Dr Andrew Carroll, Committee Hansard ,14 December 2009, p. 103.

[28]      Mr Gary Burridge, Processor Council, Australian Meat Industry Council, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2010, p. 18.

[29]      The Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, Interview with Leon Byer, 5AA Adelaide 1395 AM, 21 October 2009.

[30]      Mr John Carter, Director, Australian Beef Association, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 2.

[31]      Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 95.

[32]      Food Standards Australia and New Zealand, Food recalls, http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/foodmatters/foodrecalls/ viewed 2 March 2010.

[33]      Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 2001, p. 10.

[34]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 3, p. 1.

[35]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 3, p. 4.

[36]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Submission 4, p. 6.

[37]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 3, p. 4.

[38]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Austrade, The WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement Why you need to know ... p. 3. http://www.daff.gov.au/animal-plant-health/plant/publications/sps viewed 3 March 2010.

[39]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 3, p. 4.

[40]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Austrade, The WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement Why you need to know ... p. 13 . http://www.daff.gov.au/animal-plant-health/plant/publications/sps viewed 3 March 2010.

[41]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 3, p. 1. The submission goes on to state that the OIE (which has 175 members) is referenced in Article 3.4 of the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (WTO SPS Agreement) as an international standard setting body and is recognised as the major international standard setting authority on animal health and animal diseases impacting on human health.

[42]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 3, p. 4.

[43]      Mr Bradley Bellinger, Chairman and Mr John Carter, Director,  Australian Beef Association, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 2, p. 5 and p. 13.

[44]      Letter from The Hon Mark Vaile, Minister for Trade to the Honourable Robert B. Zoellick, United States Trade Representative dated 18 May 2004 and Letter from the Honourable Robert B. Zoellick, United States Trade Representative to The Hon Mark Vaile, Minister for Trade dated 18 May 2004, tabled 14 December 2009.

[45]      Joint media release, 20 October 2009, Australia refines its food safety rules for imported beef and beef products, DAFF09/341BJ.

[46]      Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Australian Questionnaire to Assess BSE Risk, p. 13, http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Questionnaire%20to%20Assess%20BSE%20Risk%2023%20Feb%2020101.pdf, viewed 23 February 2010.

Chapter 3 - The policy review process and implementation of the revised policy

[1]        The Red Meat Market Access Committee was established in 2007 as an across-department and industry forum regarding market access and trade. It is chaired by industry and includes representation from DFAT, DAFF, AQIS and Biosecurity Australia. The role of RedMMAC is to guide the direction of decision-making in relation to market access for red meat products in international markets and "to deliver more optimal outcomes on all forums of market access in the red meat industry". RedMMAC meets every six months or whenever market access issues normally handled through traditional avenues and organisations/departments, prove unable to achieve an acceptable result in isolation. Red Meat Industry, Submission to Productivity Commission Review of Regulatory Burdens, March 2008, p. 24 and p. 34.

[2]        Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 2, p. 1.

[3]        Professor John Mathews, Review of Scientific Evidence to Inform Australian Policy on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), Terms of Reference, October 2009, p. 4.

[4]        Professor John Mathews, Review of Scientific Evidence to Inform Australian Policy on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), 9 October 2010, p. 5.

[5]        Professor John Mathews, Review of Scientific Evidence to Inform Australian Policy on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), 9 October 2010, p. 6.

[6]        Professor John Mathews, Review of Scientific Evidence to Inform Australian Policy on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), 9 October 2010, p. 6.

[7]        Professor John Mathews, Review of Scientific Evidence to Inform Australian Policy on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), 9 October 2010, p. 7.

[8]        Professor John Mathews, Review of Scientific Evidence to Inform Australian Policy on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), 9 October 2010, pp 21 -22.

[9]        Mr Robert Steel, Submission 7, Dr Allan Fahey, Email correspondence, 2 March 2010.

[10]      Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 28.

[11]      The Hon Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade, Interview – Doorstop at Parliament House, 24 February 2010, http://www.trademinister.gov.au/transcripts/2010/100224_ds.html, viewed 7 March 2010.

[12]      Email from Mr Steven McCutcheon, CEO FSANZ, to Natasha Bita, Journalist, the Australian, 23 February 2010, tabled 25 February 2010.

[13]      Mr Greg Brown, Cattle Council of Australia, Director, Red Meat Advisory Council.

[14]      Professor John Mathews, Review of Scientific Evidence to Inform Australian Policy on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), 9 October 2010, p. 21.

[15]      Professor John Mathews, Review of Scientific Evidence to Inform Australian Policy on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), 9 October 2010, p. 7, Footnote 7.

[16]      Professor John Mathews, Review of Scientific Evidence to Inform Australian Policy on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), 9 October 2010, p. 31.

[17]      Professor John Mathews, Review of Scientific Evidence to Inform Australian Policy on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), 9 October 2010, pp 17-18.

[18]      Professor John Mathews, Review of Scientific Evidence to Inform Australian Policy on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), 9 October 2010, p. 18.

[19]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Submission 4, p. 12.

[20]      Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 41.

[21]      Professor John Mathews, Review of Scientific Evidence to Inform Australian Policy on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), 9 October 2010, p. 2

[22]      National Health and Medical Research Council.

[23]      Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee.

[24]      Professor John Mathews, Answers to Questions taken on notice, Public hearing 5 February 2010, available at https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/rrat_ctte/inquiries.htm.

[25]      Professor John Mathews, Answers to Questions taken on notice, Public hearing 5 February 2010, available at https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/rrat_ctte/inquiries.htm.

[26]      Professor John Mathews, Answers to Questions taken on notice, Public hearing 5 February 2010 , available at https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/rrat_ctte/inquiries.htm.

[27]      Professor Mathews is a professorial fellow at the University of Melbourne. He undertook this review in his capacity as a public health consultant. Professor Mathews has published on kuru (a fatal disease of the nervous system affecting the Fore people in Papua and New Guinea) in 1965-76 and again in 2008. As Deputy Chief Medical Officer he advised government on transmissible spongiform encephalopathy policy from 1999-2004, and he represented the Chief Medial Officer on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee from 2004-2006.

[28]      Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 30.

[29]      Professor John Mathews, Answers to Questions taken on notice, Public hearing 5 February 2010, available at https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/rrat_ctte/inquiries.htm.

[30]      Dr Andrew Carroll, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 102.

[31]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Submission 4, p. 3.

[32]      Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 103.

[33]      Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 103.

[34]      Ms Narelle Clegg, General Manager, Residues and Food Safety Branch, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 104.

[35]      Dr Mike Nunn, Principal Scientist, Animal Biosecurity, Department  of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 22 February 2010, p. 79.

[36]      Dr Andrew Carroll, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Committee Hansard, 22 February 2010, p. 75.

[37]      Biosecurity Australia, Import Risk Analysis Handbook, 2007 (update 2009), p. 14.

[38]      Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 33.

[39]      Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 92.

[40]      Correspondence from the Hon Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade, to The Hon John Cobb, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, 25 February 2010.

[41]      Correspondence from the Hon Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade, to The Hon John Cobb, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, 25 February 2010.

[42]      Correspondence from the Hon Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade, to The Hon John Cobb, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, 25 February 2010.

[43]      Correspondence from the Hon Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade, to The Hon John Cobb, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, 25 February 2010.

[44]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Biosecurity Australia Advice 2010/02, Handling of market access requests and quarantine requirements for beef and beef products for human consumption, http://www.daff.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/1531473/2010_02_BAA_BSE_Beef_for_human_consumption.pdf, viewed 25 February 2010.

[45]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Submission 4, p. 3.

[46]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 3, p. 2.

[47]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Answers to questions taken on notice, Public hearing 5 February 2010, , available at https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/rrat_ctte/inquiries.htm.

[48]      See for example: Mr Timothy Yeend, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Trade Negotiations, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 105, Mr Gary Burridge, Chairman, Processor Council of Australia and Director Red Meat Advisory Council, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2010, p. 22 and Mr Justin Toohey, Secretary, Red Meat Advisory Council, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2010, pp 33-34.

[49]      Mr Gary Burridge, Australian Meat Industry Council, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 21.

[50]      Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 23.

[51]      Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009.

[52]      Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 4.

[53]      Mr Gary Burridge, Australian Meat Industry Council, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 22.

[54]      Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, pp 21-22.

[55]      Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 44.

[56]      Mr Justin Toohey, Secretary, Red Meat Advisory Council, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 36.

[57]      Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 81.

[58]      Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 82.

[59]      Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 87.

[60]      Ms Suzanne Solvyns, Committee Hansard, 22 February  2010, p. 13.

[61]      Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 39.

[62]      The committee has received 23 letters and submissions from individual producers. The committee also notes coverage of producer rallies in the media.

[63]      Mr Paul Morris, Trade and Market Access Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 85; Mr Stephen McCutcheon, CEO Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 85.

[64]      The Australian BSE Food Safety Assessment committee is chaired by FSANZ and includes an animal health expert from DAFF and food safety and risk assessment experts from FSANZ. Refer: The BSE Risk Assessment Process and Certification, http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumerinformation/bovinespongiformencephalopathybse/thebseriskassessment4748.cfm, viewed 23 February 2010.

[65]      Correspondence from the Hon Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade, to The Hon John Cobb, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, 25 February 2010.

[66]      Correspondence from the Hon Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade, to The Hon John Cobb, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, 25 February 2010.

[67]      FSANZ, The BSE Risk Assessment Process and Certification, http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumerinformation/bovinespongiformencephalopathybse/thebseriskassessment4748.cfm, viewed 23 February 2010.

[68]      Biosecurity Australia Advice 2010/02, Handling of market access requests and quarantine requirements for beef and beef products for human consumption, 24 February 2010.

[69]      Mr Stephen McCutcheon, CEO, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 68.

[70]      Mr Stephen McCutcheon, CEO, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 68 and p. 73.

[71]      Mr Stephen McCutcheon, CEO, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 73.

[72]      Mr Stephen McCutcheon, CEO, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 73.

[73]      Mr Stephen McCutcheon, CEO, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 74.

[74]      Mr Stephen McCutcheon, CEO, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 74.

[75]      Mr Stephen McCutcheon, CEO, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 74.

[76]      FSANZ, Australian Questionnaire to assess BSE risk, p.2. http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Questionnaire%20to%20Assess%20BSE%20Risk%2023%20Feb%2020101.pdf, viewed 23 February 2010.

[77]      FSANZ, Australian Questionnaire to assess BSE risk, p.2. http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Questionnaire%20to%20Assess%20BSE%20Risk%2023%20Feb%2020101.pdf, viewed 23 February 2010.

[78]      Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 38.

[79]      Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 42.

[80]      Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 38.

[81]      Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 39.

[82]      Correspondence from the Hon Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade, to The Hon John Cobb, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, 25 February 2010.

[83]      Correspondence from the Hon Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade, to The Hon John Cobb, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, 25 February 2010.

[84]      Correspondence from the Hon Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade, to The Hon John Cobb, for Agriculture and Food Security, 25 February 2010.

[85]      Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 22.

[86]      Canadian Cattle Identification Agency, CCIS News, Winter 2009, http://www.canidaid.com/documents/ccia_winter_2009_newsletter.pdf viewed 23 February 2010.

[87]      United States Department of Agriculture, USDA announces new framework for animal disease traceability, News Release No. 0053.10, 5 February 2010, http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/1/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2010%2F02%2F0053.xml&PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&PC_7_2_5JM_navid=NEWS_RELEASE   viewed 5 March 2010.

[88]      Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 22.

[89]      Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 11.

[90]      Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 31.

[91]      Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 31.

[92]      Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 30.

[93]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Answer to Question taken on notice, Public Hearing, 25 February 2010, , available at https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/rrat_ctte/inquiries.htm.

[94]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Answer to Question taken on notice, Public Hearing, 25 February 2010, , available at https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/rrat_ctte/inquiries.htm.

[95]      Rural Regional Affairs and Transport, Additional Estimates Hansard, 15 February 2005, p. 54.

[96]      Rural Regional Affairs and Transport, Additional Estimates Hansard, 15 February 2005, p. 59.

[97]      Rural Regional Affairs and Transport, Additional Estimates Hansard, 15 February 2005, p. 59.

[98]      Rural Regional Affairs and Transport, Additional Estimates Hansard, 15 February 2005, p. 45.

[99]      Correspondence from Cattle Council of Australia to Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, quoted in Rural Regional Affairs and Transport, Additional Estimates Hansard, 15 February 2005, p. 62.

[100]    Rural Regional Affairs and Transport, Additional Estimates Hansard, 15 February 2005, p. 63.

[101]    Rural Regional Affairs and Transport, Additional Estimates Hansard, 15 February 2005, pp. 55-57.

[102]    Rural Regional Affairs and Transport, Additional Estimates Hansard, 15 February 2005, p. 47.

[103]    Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Answers to Questions taken on notice, Public hearing 22 February 2010, available at https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/rrat_ctte/inquiries.htm.

[104]    Mr Paul Morris, Trade and market Access Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 45

[105]    Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, Issues Consultation Paper: Food Labelling Law and Policy Review, 5 March 2010, p. 6.

[106]    Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Submission 4, p. 12.

[107]    Review of food Labelling Law and Policy, http://www.foodlabellingreview.gov.au/internet/foodlabelling/publishing.nsf/content/home, viewed 8 March 2010.

[108]    Review of food Labelling Law and Policy, Terms of Reference, http://www.foodlabellingreview.gov.au/internet/foodlabelling/publishing.nsf/Content/terms viewed 8 March 2010.

[109]    Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, Issues Consultation Paper: Food Labelling Law and Policy Review, 5 March 2010, p. 6.

Chapter 4 - Conclusion and recommendations

[1] Mr Greg Brown, Cattle Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009.      

[2]        Mr Justin Toohey, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2009, p. 36.

[3]        Mr Ian McIvor, Chairman, Red Meat Advisory Council,  Committee Hansard, p. 25.

[4]        Professor John Mathews, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 34.

[5]        Notes of National health and Medical Research Council Teleconference, 17 September 2009, Answer to question taken on notice, Public Hearing 5 February 2010.

[6]        Ms Suzanne Solvyns, National Coordinator, CJD Support Group Network, Committee Hansard, 22 February 2010, pp. 12 -13. Ms Solvyns was the recipient of human pituitary hormones from a contaminated batch while on a fertility program in the seventies.

[7]        Ms Suzanne Solvyns, National Coordinator, CJD Support Group Network, Committee Hansard, 22 February 2010, p. 11.

[8]        See for example: Rural Regional Affairs and Transport Committee, Administration of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Biosecurity Australia and Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service in relation to the final import risk analysis report for applies from New Zealand, June 2007; Rural Regional Affairs and Transport Committee, Import risk analysis (IRA) for the importation of Cavendish bananas from the Philippines, June 2009.

[9]        Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Tony Burke, Import Risk Analysis for beef imports, DAFF10/389B, 8 March 2010.

[10]      Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Tony Burke, Import Risk Analysis for beef imports, DAFF10/389B, 8 March 2010.

APPENDIX 3 - Food Standard 2.2.1 Meat and Meat Products

[1]        Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, Issue 103, p. 6, available on Food Standards Australia New Zealand website: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Standard_2_2_1_Meat_v103.pdf viewed 1 March 2010.