Food safety clearance of imported food

Find out about foods that require food safety clearance, the documents required for clearance, sampling requirements, fees and charges, and laboratories for testing imported food.

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Imported foods that require food safety clearance

Requirements to meet for specified higher risk foods. Dairy, meat, nuts and seeds, seafood, spices, frozen berries

How to get food safety clearance of imported food

Documents or evidence required for clearance, sampling requirements, fees and charges

Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)-recognised certificates for clearance of frozen berries

Find out how to gain food safety clearance using a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)-recognised certificate

Approved laboratories for testing of imported food

Find out what laboratories are approved to test foods that require clearance