19Alternative conditions—eggs and egg products

19 Alternative conditions—eggs and egg products

(1) This section does not apply to eggs or egg products that are intended for: (a) animal consumption; or (b) environmental purposes; or (c) growing purposes; or (d) veterinary therapeutic use. (2) For paragraph 12(1)(b), the following table specifies alternative conditions for bringing or importing eggs and egg products into Australian territory.

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Alternative conditions—eggs and egg products</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:28.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span><br><span>Goods</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span><br><span>Alternative conditions</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:28.88%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Whole eggs</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>All of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the goods have been retorted and the container in which the goods were retorted has not been opened since the goods were retorted;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the goods are shelf</span><span>‑</span><span>stable;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) the quantity of the goods is not more than 1 kilogram or 1 litre;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) the goods are for personal use</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:28.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Egg products, goods that include egg as an ingredient, or goods that contain egg</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Any of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the goods:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) contain less than 10% by weight (other than added water) of egg or egg product; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) do not contain discernible pieces of egg;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the goods:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) have been processed so that they are not whole eggs; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) are shelf</span><span>‑</span><span>stable; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) are in a quantity of not more than 1 kilogram or 1 litre; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iv) are for personal use;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) the goods:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) are pasta or noodles; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) contain egg or egg product that was derived from chickens (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Gallus gallus domesticus</span><span>) only; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) have been heated to a minimum core temperature of 70°C for at least 8.2 minutes (or equivalent) in a commercial heating process; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iv) are accompanied by a health certificate, or a declaration from the manufacturer of the goods that has been endorsed by an official veterinarian, stating the matters referred to in subparagraphs</span><span> </span><span>(ii) and (iii)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2A</span></p></td><td style="width:28.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following goods from New Zealand:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) egg products;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) goods that include eggs as an ingredient;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) goods that contain eggs</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>All of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the eggs included or contained in the goods, or from which the goods were produced, were derived from chickens (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Gallus gallus domesticus</span><span>) that were hatched and raised and continuously resident in New Zealand or Australia;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the goods were processed in a manufacturing facility that does not handle egg products, or goods that include or contain eggs, other than egg products that are derived from chickens (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Gallus gallus domesticus</span><span>) that were hatched and raised and continuously resident in New Zealand or Australia;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) New Zealand is free from highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) the egg components of the goods have been heat treated using a method approved by the Director of Biosecurity for managing the biosecurity risks associated with the goods to an acceptable level;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) the goods are accompanied by a certificate given by an official of the government of New Zealand stating the matters referred to in paragraphs</span><span> </span><span>(a) to (d)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2B</span></p></td><td style="width:28.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Lysozyme</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>All of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the goods were produced from egg white (albumen) that was derived from chickens (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Gallus gallus domesticus</span><span>) only;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the egg white has been treated, resulting in the egg white meeting one of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) a pH of between 10 and 14 for at least 24 hours and a pH of between 0 and 3.5 for at least 13 hours;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) a pH of between 10.5 and 14 for at least 72 hours and a pH of between 0 and 3.6 for at least 72 hours;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) a pH of between 0 and 3.5 for at least 15 hours followed by heat treatment of 65°C for at least 5 days;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) the goods are accompanied by a health certificate, or a declaration from the manufacturer of the goods that has been endorsed by an official veterinarian, stating the matters referred to in paragraphs</span><span> </span><span>(a) and (b)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:28.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Egg waffles</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The goods:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) are shelf</span><span>‑</span><span>stable; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) are for personal use</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:28.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Mooncakes that include egg</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The goods:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) do not contain meat as an ingredient; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) are shelf</span><span>‑</span><span>stable; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) are for personal use</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>