Imports not an issue since Panama discovery – Agriculture – Horticulture – General News – The Land Details Discovered at: http://www.theland.com.au/news/agriculture/horticulture/general-news/panama… Sites: IBIS PH Publish date: Sat 2015-Mar-21 Author: ASHLEY WALMSLEY Channel: Search engines Text (summary): LONG-term implications from the detection of Panama disease Tropical Race 4 (TR4) could re-open the discussion on banana imports. But the Federal Department of Agriculture is confident the presence of Panama disease in Australia would not have implications for fresh banana imports from other countries. From 2000 to 2008, the banana industry fought to prevent the importation of Philippine bananas citing disease risks as the key concerns for not allowing the fruit in. In 2008 the federal government released the Final Import Risk Analysis (IRA) Report for the Importation of Cavendish Bananas from the Philippines which gave the green light to Filipino banana imports under strict quarantine conditions. “The Philippines will be required to demonstrate that the risk management measures can be achieved under commercial conditions on an ongoing basis,” a Department fact sheet stated. A departmental spokesperson told Fairfax Media the department takes a stringent approach to biosecurity. Locations Discovery Original language: English Original title: Imports not an issue since Panama discovery – Agriculture – Horticulture – General News – The Land Original text (summary): LONG-term implications from the detection of Panama disease Tropical Race 4 (TR4) could re-open the discussion on banana imports. But the Federal Department of Agriculture is confident the presence of Panama disease in Australia would not have implications for fresh banana imports from other countries. From 2000 to 2008, the banana industry fought to prevent the importation of Philippine bananas citing disease risks as the key concerns for not allowing the fruit in. In 2008 the federal government released the Final Import Risk Analysis (IRA) Report for the Importation of Cavendish Bananas from the Philippines which gave the green light to Filipino banana imports under strict quarantine conditions. “The Philippines will be required to demonstrate that the risk management measures can be achieved under commercial conditions on an ongoing basis,” a Department fact sheet stated. A departmental spokesperson told Fairfax Media the department takes a stringent approach to biosecurity. Issues Issue(s) that this article relates to, if applicable. Issue Status Start Panama disease incursion in North Queensland 2015 emerging Workflow Status: Promoted
