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Joint media release: Inspection gives livestock sector increased confidence in biosecurity wall
Leaders from Australia’s livestock industries have today witnessed how travellers to and from countries such as Indonesia are exposed to more than 20 biosecurity touch points enhancing the biosecurity wall protecting Australia from exotic animal diseases. The...
The Australian Meat Industry Council welcomes National Biosecurity Strategy.
The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement of the National Biosecurity Strategy. AMIC CEO, Patrick Hutchinson, today welcomed the announcement however, wants to see the strategy well-funded and not politicised. “AMIC has...
AMIC supports new taskforce to enhance biosecurity preparedness
The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) welcomes the announcement today, by Agriculture Minister Murray Watt, of a new Commonwealth biosecurity taskforce to be established, ensuring Australia is fully prepared to respond swiftly to growing biosecurity threats. The...
AMIC again calls for calm following Foot and Mouth Disease fragments found in Melbourne
The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) is again calling for calm after the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Farming announced today that fragments of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) were detected in imported pork products from China in a retail setting in...
Australian Meat Industry Council calls to end politicisation of biosecurity issues in Australia
The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) is calling on stakeholders to stop politicising biosecurity in Australia. “The continual politicisation of biosecurity in the media is unhelpful,” said AMIC CEO Patrick Hutchinson. “The meat industry, and the...
Key food industry associations join forces to address Australia’s domestic food security
Newly formed Food Industry Alliance (FIA) to work constructively with government to find solutions to immediate food related issues. In an unprecedented move, the Food Industry Alliance (FIA) has been formed between food industry associations across the food...
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