REINSTATEMENT OF US BEEF IMPORTS TO AUSTRALIA: ALFA Source: ARR.News, News Editor, First Published July 24th, 2025 The Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) acknowledges the Australian Government’s announcement to reinstate access of beef processed from the United States of America into Australia. This follows the conclusion of a science-based risk assessment process undertaken by the Australian Government since 2019 to determine whether beef processed in the USA sourced from cattle from Canada or Mexico can meet Australia’s biosecurity and food safety requirements. Christian Mulders, ALFA CEO says “The US has had access to the Australian market since 2019, provided it could verify its beef came from within the US. Following the USA’s request to include cattle sourced from Canada and Mexico, the Australian Government rightly undertook a further risk assessment to ensure Australia’s biosecurity and food safety requirements would not be compromised. The Australian Government’s final report on its risk assessment concludes that USA control measures, including those covering importation of cattle from Canada and Mexico, are ‘rigorous’ and ‘address Australia’s biosecurity concerns’. As a trading nation and major beef exporter, ALFA advocates for free trade based on international rules, Opening Lines 5 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 07, ISSUE 07
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