Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Filipino bananas win quarantine approval

Australia's quarantine watchdog has given the green light for the sale of bananas from the Philippines.

Biosecurity Australia released a draft report last November, recommending the importation of the cavendish variety.

The Australian Banana Growers' Council lodged an appeal, but that has been dismissed after an import risk analysis and an independent review.

Biosecurity Australia says quarantine laws and additional regulations will limit the risk to an "acceptably low" level.


Source: abc.net.au

Publication date: 3/4/2009

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