Date of issue: 15 November 2023
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2023- 42
Related MAA: MAA 2019-12
Attention
- Industries - Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Australian Food and Grocery Council
- Export establishments for the following commodities: Dairy
- Exporters
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To advise industry that the additional information requested by the Mexican government is now integrated into the health certification generated from the Request for Export (REX) in the Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system. This information should not be re-entered into the additional information field as previously instructed in MAA 2019-12.
Key points
- In 2019 the department was notified by Mexico's biosecurity agency, Servico Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria, that Mexico's Federal Animal Health Law required the following information to appear on health certificates (in English and Spanish) for all animal products for human consumption:
- Batch number/ Número de Lote
- Packing date/ Fecha de empaque
- Expiry date/ Fecha de caducidad
- This information is now included in the standard health certificate template (ZDMX01) for Mexico within the NEXDOC system.
- The department advises exporters that there is no longer a requirement to provide this information in the additional information section as previously advised in MAA 2019-12.
- The details on the health certificate must be consistent with the information displayed on the product label and is subject to verification by port officials.
Further information
Contact ExportStandards@aff.gov.au if you have any queries.