Anna Somerville

Curious about the world.

[Sanjay Boothalingam @SanjayBooth]

Was great joining regulators from Australia & Malaysia to agree on a work program to ensure people continue to receive high quality and safe 🥩 now and into the future. Regular communication and developing workable solutions to achieve food security 🇦🇺🇲🇾 🤝 @AusAgTrade #Ausag

[Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry @DAFFgov]

🌏🍎 Happy World Food Safety Day!

‘Food standards save lives' is this year's theme. Australia is proud to be part of @FAOWHOCodex, the international food standard setting body.

Find out more about World Food Safety Day here: https://t.co/SMSRB4yQnU

[Codex Alimentarius @FAOWHOCodex]

👥 | #Codex standards are the basis for legislation in many countries helping them facilitate international trade in #SafeFood.

👉 This week #CCFICS26 will discuss new texts key to ensure fair practices in the food trade [🧵⤵️]

[Anna Somerville @AnnaSomerville6]

With the first day of #ccfics26 done and dusted, we have already made significant progress finalising guidelines on equivalence of food control systems, 🤝 many years of dedicated work critical for food trade✔️Well done NZ, USA & Kenya 📜 #codex60 #codexstandards #foodsafety

[Anna Somerville @AnnaSomerville6]

Well done to CCFICS and the CCFICS Chair! #foodsafety# Codex# Codex60 #foodstandards

[Nicola Hinder PSM @HinderNicola]

Incredibly proud to be back in the @FAOWHOCodex work chairing #CCFICS. Good stuff supporting the safe trade in safe food done today - agreeing to progress revised standards on equivalence. High hopes to progress two more!

[Codex Alimentarius @FAOWHOCodex]

📗| The #Codex mandate includes working to ensure fair practices in food trade.

👉 If a country aligns its domestic food standards with #CodexStandards then trading partners can operate on a level playing field.

➕ℹ️➡️ https://t.co/rA0qmVEn9F

#CCFICS26 | #FoodSafety

[Sanjay Boothalingam @SanjayBooth]

A lot of happy faces - 🇦🇺🇲🇾 making great progress working towards a more efficient, secure and effective exchange of phytosanitary certificates. Reducing manual systems will save time, transaction costs and provide greater confidence re the authenticity of documents. #Ausag

[Anna Somerville @AnnaSomerville6]

Important work. Well done to the South West Pacific Codex family. #Codex

[Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry @DAFFgov]

To strengthen food safety and trade in the Pacific, we are currently meeting with 11 other countries to discuss regional needs for #Codex and achieve better outcomes for our consumers and food businesses.

For more information, visit: https://t.co/iuXxzbcFg8

[Nicola Hinder PSM @HinderNicola]

I know I keep banging the 🥁about 🇦🇺's approach to paperless trade - and the benefits it delivers to exporters, processors and producers - but I'm doing it again ! Super proud of our efforts to deliver it - and super proud of our ongoing efforts to see more come on line!

[Nicola Hinder PSM @HinderNicola]

Pleasure to open, speak at and moderate sessions at the Vienna Food Safety Forum - cosponsored by @DAFFgov, @UNIDO and #STDF. Our theme - data-driven innovation in food safety. Issues 🇦🇺 actively leads - in #CCFICS, as a food safety regulator and a modern trading nation. #AusAg

[Nicola Hinder PSM @HinderNicola]

Day 2 of the Vienna Food Safety Forum! Kicked off discussing eCertification with a great line of of speakers from #IPPC and #WOAH, #UNIDO, academia and national competent authorities (🇦🇺 and the 🇳🇱). Finished with remote audit and verification - work we are leading in #CCFICS.

[Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry @DAFFgov]

Today Minister Watt launched the National Lumpy Skin Disease Action Plan.
The action plan describes agreed actions that industry and governments will undertake to improve Australia’s preparedness for a potential incursion of the disease.
Download now: https://t.co/IxfXYh6c3G

[Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry @DAFFgov]

Today is International Day of Rural Women! A day to celebrate the millions of rural women whose achievements and contributions create more resilient rural communities and a stronger agriculture sector. Women just like Sarah Parker. Read Sarah’s story: https://t.co/tfvAPjdjFS

[Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry @DAFFgov]

This post is no longer being moderated so comments have been turned off. The department is posting regularly about FMD, so please keep monitoring our channels.

[Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry @DAFFgov]

We’re looking for heroes to help keep Australia free of pests/diseases.

Apply to be a Biosecurity Officer & start a rewarding career that protects our environment, agriculture & way of life.

Positions in Melbourne & Perth close 11pm AEST 31 July. Visit: https://t.co/BsrVxGSl6e

[Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry @DAFFgov]

Bringing a sandwich to Australia could cost you up to $2,664 and put Australia’s livestock industry at risk. 🥪🚫

⛔ Don’t bring meat and dairy products to #Aus or

❎ declare it on your incoming passenger declaration.

Learn more: https://t.co/RmzH0ma4ma #FMD

[Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry @DAFFgov]

Farm visitors & vehicles can carry animal diseases.

Practice good #biosecurity habits to protect your property:
- limit visitor entry points
- erect clear signage
- disinfect hands
- prohibit visitors feeding animals.

Visit: https://t.co/BHoX64YlFF and https://t.co/daasdvDFXb

[Anna Somerville @AnnaSomerville6]

Looking forward to working with our new counsellors to advance ag trade and science based standards for food safety. #AusAgTrade

[Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry @DAFFgov]

Meet our newest agriculture counsellors!

They are taking up their posts in key agriculture markets around the world between now and February 2023.

💡 To learn more about our counsellors, visit: https://t.co/9Q8m4xoQKU

#agriculture #agcounsellors #trade #AusAgTrade

[Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry @DAFFgov]

We’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of Australia’s #biosecurity detector dogs! 🐕

They do an amazing job at detecting pests & diseases, and because they're fast & mobile, it allows them to detect risks across a range of different environments.

Visit: https://t.co/JelCs2ayyU

[Codex Alimentarius @FAOWHOCodex]

📽️ | The foundation of Codex standards is sound scientific evidence.

👉 Having standards that are science based makes them globally acceptable.

➕ℹ️➡️ https://t.co/IZl4sGrt6F

#FoodSafety | #Codex