Australia has included semi-processed garlic from China in its compliance-based intervention plan food list

On 25 November 2022, the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry issued a notice updating the Compliance-Based Intervention Program (CBIS) Food List, effective 1 December 2022. Some new food products were added to the compliance-based intervention plan, including the following in China: (1) semi-processed garlic from China and the Republic of Korea (0703.20.00.42) ;(2) Dried citrus peels (excluding fresh, frozen, pickled) from all countries (0814.00.00) ;(3) Powdered paprika, vanilla powder and dried vanilla bean products imported from all countries. Newly listed food importers and brokers must submit the relevant Commodity Code (ACC) code to the Integrated Goods System (ICS) or third-party software used to interface with ICS (ACC codes are not required for vanilla powder and dried vanilla bean products), and for newly listed food products to qualify for a risk-based inspection rate, importers must first pass a certain number of continuous document assessments and inspections.