Final pest risk analysis report for Drosophila suzukii April 2013

All export production sites (e.g. green houses, orchards etc) and growers will be required to be registered with the NPPO.

The objectives of this proposed procedure are to ensure that:

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  fruit is only sourced from registered commercial production sites as the pest risk assessments are based on commercial quality fruit
  
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  fruit is only sourced from NPPO registered export production sites that can be used for trace-back and auditing purposes.
  

All packing houses and treatment facilities intending to export fruit to Australia will be required to be registered with the NPPO.

Packinghouses will be required to be able to identify the source of fruit processed in the facility using the registration number of export production sites, or another suitable identifier, so cartons and pallets (that is, one source per pallet) can be labelled for identification. Packed cartons and pallets must carry this information.

The objectives of this proposed procedure are to ensure that:

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  fruit is only sourced from NPPO registered packing houses/treatment facilities where fruit is cleaned and graded to export standard to ensure it is not contaminated by quarantine pests or regulated articles⁴
  
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  registration details must be provided to DAFF on request for trace-back and auditing purposes. Where fruit is treated prior to export, this process must only be undertaken in facilities that have been approved by the NPPO for that purpose. Copies of registration and treatment facility test records would need to be made available to DAFF on request.
  
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  Audits may be conducted on the entire phytosanitary system at the discretion of DAFF and as a component of any off-shore pre-shipment inspection arrangement, if such an arrangement is entered into.
  

The objectives of this proposed procedure are to ensure that:

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  secure packaging is used to ensure that fruit of host species is not re-contaminated after washing, grading and packing with quarantine pests or regulated articles (e.g. trash, soil and weed seeds)
  
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  unprocessed packing material (which may vector pests not identified as being on the pathway) is not imported with the fruit
  
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  all wood material used in packaging the commodity complies with DAFF conditions (see DAFF publication ‘Cargo Containers: Quarantine aspects and procedures’ at http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/import/cargo/aspects-procedures)
  
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  all cartons or pallets (one source per pallet) must be labelled with the registration numbers of the export greenhouses or fields. The palletised product is to be identified by attaching a uniquely numbered pallet card to each pallet or part pallet to enable trace-back to registered greenhouses or fields.
  

Arrangements for secure storage and movement of produce are to be developed by the NPPO in consultation with DAFF.

The objectives of this proposed procedure are to ensure that:

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  product for export to Australia is maintained in secure conditions that will prevent mixing with fruit for domestic consumption or export to other destinations
  
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  the quarantine integrity of the commodity is maintained during storage and movement.
  

The NPPO will conduct pre-export inspections in accordance with official procedures for all visually detectable quarantine pests and regulated articles. Sample rates must achieve a confidence level of 95% that not more than 0.5% of the units in the consignment are infested. This equates to a level of zero units infested/infected by quarantine pests in a random sample size of 600 units from the homogenous inspection lot⁵ in the consignment⁶, where one unit is one fruit or one bunch of fruit depending on the commodity.

NPPO pre-export inspection will be undertaken prior to the DAFF inspection.

Detection of live quarantine pests or regulated articles will result in failure of the consignment. If a consignment fails inspection by the NPPO, the exporter will be given the option of treatment and re-inspection of the consignment or removal of the consignment from the export pathway.

Records of the interceptions made during these inspections (live or dead quarantine pests, and regulated articles) are to be maintained by the NPPO and made available to DAFF as requested. The detection of live or dead quarantine pests for which area freedom is claimed will result in the suspension of area freedom arrangements, pending review. This information will assist in future reviews of this import pathway and consideration of the appropriateness of the phytosanitary measures that have been applied.

The objectives of this proposed procedure are to ensure that:

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  all consignments are inspected by the NPPO
  
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  only consignments where no quarantine pests or other regulated articles are found during inspection are exported to Australia.
  

The NPPO will issue a phytosanitary certificate for each consignment after completion of the pre-export phytosanitary inspection. Each phytosanitary certificate is to contain the following additional declaration:

This is consistent with International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 7 Export Certification System (FAO 1997).

The objectives of this proposed procedure are to ensure that:

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  formal documentation is provided to DAFF verifying that the relevant measures have been undertaken offshore.
  

Consignments will be inspected by DAFF using the standard DAFF inspection procedures. The detection of live quarantine pests, dead quarantine pests for which area freedom is claimed, or other regulated articles will result in the failure of the inspection lot⁷. No land bridging of goods will be permitted unless goods have cleared quarantine.

In consultation with the NPPO, DAFF may complete the inspection as an off-shore pre-shipment inspection in the exporting country. For off-shore pre-shipment inspections, DAFF will confirm documentation requirements for an expression of interest to export, where applicable. Consignments inspected and passed by DAFF officers pre-shipment may be released on arrival following a verification of the documentation accompanying the consignment to confirm the status of the fruit.

The objectives of this proposed procedure are to ensure that:

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  all consignments/inspection lots are inspected by DAFF for quarantine pests and other regulated articles
  
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  the detection of live quarantine pests, dead quarantine pests for which area freedom is claimed, or other regulated articles will result in the rejection of the inspection lot.
  

The objectives of this proposed procedure are to ensure that:

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  any quarantine risk is addressed by remedial action, as appropriate
  
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  non-compliance with import requirements is addressed, as appropriate.
  

7. 
   Conclusion
   

DAFF considers that the risk management measures proposed in this draft PRA report will achieve Australia’s appropriate level of protection against the fresh fruit pathways for Drosophila suzukii identified in this risk analysis. Various risk management measures may be suitable to manage the risk of Drosophila suzukii in the pathways associated with the import of host fruit into Australia. DAFF will consider any other measures suggested by stakeholders that provide an equivalent level of phytosanitary protection.