Bringing Fruit or Honey thru Inspection Points

I don't know about WA but I do know about the inspection site near Renmark SA.
I used to cart produce from Griffith to Adelaide
The fruit gets inspected by DPI "agents" at place of departure and certified, paperwork has to be handed in at the inspection point, you are right, Tons of fruit go thru there, but if the paperwork is not right, you WILL get turned around.

Shane

Hmmm ... interesting!

When I crossed into WA they took my honey (and other stuff). I later called Capilano (Honey Manufacturer) to ask how they treated the honey for the WA market and they told me it was the same stuff that we buy in NSW supermarkets. So, I guess the guy who took mine had a shopping list from his wife on what she needed that day.

But .. I forgot to declare the Ti-tree honey I carry in my first aid kit for burns, so they did not get that. And I am reliably informed that there has not been a catastrophe in WA as a consequence. Go figure.

Jack

WA Quarantine

And from the PIRSA website

Entry Requirements for Commercial Consignments into SA

Plant material including fruit, vegetables, flowers, plants, soil and seeds may carry pests and diseases. Among other things fruit flies, melon thrips and phylloxera pose a major threat to the economy of South Australia. The various Australian State Quarantine Inspection Services have identified procedures by which plant material may move from one State to another without spreading such pests and diseases.

Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA) have strict regulations and requirements regarding the entry of fresh fruit, vegetables and plant material into the State of South Australia. Fruit, vegetables and plant material are not permitted to enter South Australia unless accompanied by a Plant Health Certificate or Plant Health Assurance Certificate certifying that the produce is free of disease or has been appropriately treated.

If produce is imported into South Australia and the Certificates outlined do not accompany it there is an onus upon any person in possession of that produce to notify a PIRSA Plant Health Inspector. Contact can be made with Plant Health Operations through the 24hour hotline number 1300 666 010

These procedures are recognised and expressed in detail in the Plant Quarantine Standard.

Hiya Gone Bush

It amazes me at all the effort that we go too, to do the right thing yet watching the shows on telly and the NZ ones as well 90% of the immigrants that plead (donta speaka englisha) are ASIANS....yet there are a bleep load in this country and Auckland looks like a mini Shanghai now and they obviously dont care (a lot were repeat offenders,so they could not plead ignorence,not as though thats an excuse anyhow) so what hope down the road hav we got....

So am i saying giv up well no but the prospects dont look great..


Cheers

Gday ,
I know where you are coming from, but they are only doing their jobs and it is for the good of the country.
As for being the same honey...when trucks go through they are accompanied with paper work. Ive never read it but Im sure it would state all goods are sealed and safe.
Id rather than that, than sit there and wait while they went through every vehicle and debated the fact if the pop up seal when pop when they open them.

Cheers

My understanding is the honey sold in WA from the east has a form of extreme heat treatment to stop diseases of bees in WA. The packaging is similar but you will find something in the fine print about what is done. Honey from some places, like Tasmania is not allowed in at all. Some other bug.


Neil