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Exporting beef or beef products to Australia
Exporting beef or beef products to Australia Australia has a country categorisation and import certification system in place to ensure that beef and beef products imported into Australia come from animals free from BSE. Under this system, FSANZ conducts food safety assessments to determine the BSE risk status of an applicant country and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry implements import certification requirements at the border. The department also undertakes an import risk analysis (IRA) of countries wanting to export fresh (chilled or frozen) beef to Australia. The IRA assesses animal health systems of the exporting country and biosecurity risks associated with importing fresh beef from the country.
Requirements for the importation of beef and beef products for human consumption
Requirements for the importation of beef and beef products for human consumption Download File Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE): Requirements for the Importation of Beef and Beef Products for Human Consumption (PDF 117 kb) Purpose To describe the requirements to safeguard the Australian…
Published December 2023
Australian questionnaire to assess BSE risk
Australian questionnaire to assess BSE risk Download File Questionnaire to Assess BSE Risk - March 2020 (PDF 948KB) Acceptance of a submission from an applicant country for an assessment of BSE risk is based on the provision of comprehensive data and supporting evidence from the Competent Authority over the five areas listed…
Published December 2023
BSE food safety risk assessment report for Chile
BSE food safety risk assessment report for Chile (March 2014) FSANZ has completed its bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) food safety assessment for the Republic of Chile. Download the food safety risk assessment report The Australian Government's BSE food safety policy requires that all countries exporting or seeking to export beef to Australia have a risk assessment undertaken by FSANZ. The risk assessment shows that Chile has effective controls for prevention of BSE in place. FSANZ has concluded that the risk posed to consumers from beef products exported from Chile is negligible. FSANZ examined the effectiveness of BSE-related controls throughout the beef production chain in Chile. Animal feeding practices, transportation,…
Published December 2023
BSE food safety risk assessment reports for Latvia and Lithuania
BSE food safety risk assessment reports for Latvia and Lithuania (July 2013) FSANZ has completed Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) food safety assessments for the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Lithuania. This brings the total number of countries for which FSANZ has completed BSE food safety assessment to 6. The other four countries that FSANZ has completed BSE food safety assessment are: New Zealand, the Republic of Croatia, the Netherlands, and the Republic of Vanuatu. Download the food safety risk assessment reports The Australian Government's BSE food safety policy requires that all countries exporting or seeking to export beef to Australia have a risk assessment undertaken by FSANZ. The risk…
Published December 2023
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a transmissible and fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects cattle. Variant Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (vCJD), a rare and fatal human neurodegenerative condition, results from exposure to BSE through eating contaminated beef or beef products. BSE has never been detected in cattle in Australia or New Zealand. The World Organization for Animal Health recognises both countries as having a negligible BSE risk status. What causes BSE? Most scientists think that BSE is caused by a protein called a prion. For reasons that are not completely understood, the normal prion changes into an abnormal prion that is harmful. Both vCJD and BSE are not contagious. A person (or a cow) cannot catch vCJD or BSE from being near a sick person or cow…
Published December 2023
Undeclared allergen food recall statistics (1 January 2017 - 31 December 2022)
Undeclared allergen food recall statistics (1 January 2017 - 31 December 2022) Page last updated April 20223FSANZ data on Australian food recalls helps identify key issues, track trends and develop prevention strategies. Undeclared allergens is the most common reason for food recalls year-on-year. Below is an analysis of food recalls due to undeclared allergens since 2017. This information expands on analysis of food recall statistics for the last 10 years. These statistics are updated annually. Table 1: Undeclared allergen food recalls 2017-2022 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Number of undeclared allergen…
Published December 2023
Bisphenol A (BPA)
Bisphenol A (BPA) Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical used in the lining of some food and beverage packaging to protect food from contamination and extend shelf life. It’s also used in non-food products. Small amounts of BPA can migrate into food and beverages from containers. For a number of years concerns have been raised that BPA exposure may cause health problems. However, when food safety authorities around the world have reviewed BPA they have generally concluded there are no safety concerns at the levels people are exposed to. In April 2023, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a re-evaluation of the risks to public health from the presence of BPA in food. EFSA concluded the tolerable daily intake (or TDI) for BPA should be substantially reduced from the temporary value it had previously…
Published January 2024
Epidemiology studies
Epidemiology studies We monitor all research on BPA and have prepared responses to some of the studies relating to epidemiology. The table below lists the studies from newest to oldest. Study Key findings/claims FSANZ response Association Between Bisphenol A Exposure and Risk of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in US Adults Bao et al. (2020) JAMA Network Open 3(8):e2011620. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.11620
- In a cohort study of 3883 US adults enrolled in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), higher urinary BPA levels (measured in 2003-2008) were associated with an increased risk of death from all causes during approximately 10 years of observation.
- Urinary…
Published January 2024
Studies in experimental animals
Studies in experimental animals We monitor all research on BPA and have prepared responses to some of the studies relating to experimental animals. The table below lists the studies from newest to oldest. Study Key findings/claims FSANZ response 'Bisphenol A affects early bovine embryo development and metabolism that is negated by an oestrogen receptor inhibitor' Choi et al (2016) science Reports, 6:29318.
- In vitro incubation of bovine embryos with BPA resulted in (i) a decreased percentage (by up to 20%) in embryos considered to be suitable for subsequent transfer into a host, and (ii) an up to 50% increase in glucose consumption rate by the embryos.
- This is an in…
Published January 2024