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Playing by the rules : Comments

By Andrew Leigh, published 26/8/2011

Coalition opposition to importation of apples threatens to unleash a trade war we will lose.

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A trade war....lol...its a commonsense war! The micro world is all of everyone's problems, and a sound environmental mind-set.

So all are prepared to risk it all, for a dollar......well clap clap for the handy capped......pathogens...A pathogen or infectious agent — colloquially, a germ — is a microbe or microorganism such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus that causes disease in its ...
Types of pathogen - Potency - Transmission - Examples are all over Australia, and the introduced eye-sight critters we squash on QLD's roads is nothing compared to what the micro world so many fail to see.

The serious consequences of past outbreaks of disease, both in humans and in commercially important plant species have ensured that quarantine is taken very seriously in Australia, where it is administered by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS). While total bans have been put in place in the past, they generally lead to increased illegal smuggling of the banned item. Instead, quarantine aims to prevent entry of dangerous pathogens, but not by completely blocking movement of biological material. The quarantine service determines whether the threat posed by a proposed import is an acceptable risk; that is, the risk is small enough to be manageable.

A crucial process in quarantine regulation and the co-operation of countries in the International Plant Prevention Convention, is risk identification, assessment and management. Pest risk analysis addresses the injury or potential injury that a plant, animal or pathogenic agent can cause in an area. Risk identification determines whether the organism in question qualifies as a quarantinable pest. Risk assessment establishes the probability of the pest being introduced to the country, for example by wind, or via a vector species, and the chance that the pest will become established once introduced. Risk management aims to reduce the risk of introduction and establishment of pest species, for example by fumigating biological material when it enters the country.

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Posted by Cactus:), Sunday, 28 August 2011 10:19:13 PM
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