8 January 2003
Licences issued for imported GM grains
Two licences have been issued to Hunter Grain Pty Limited in response to applications to import and process corn and soybeans from the USA for processing for stock feed and soy oil.
The first shipments of grain arrived in Australia in early January.
These licences are for dealings not involving the intentional release (DNIR) of genetically modified organisms into the environment.
The licences impose conditions that ensure the potential risks posed by the proposed dealings will be managed to protect the health and safety of people and the environment.
Generally, these conditions are the AQIS import permit requirements to address quarantine concerns. These requirements include:
- grain must be transported in covered trucks to processing plants in metropolitan areas;
- grain must be processed so that it is no longer viable; and
- any spillage of grain must be cleaned up and the spilt grain destroyed.Top of page