BioSecure HACCP - An on-farm biosecurity management system for production nurseries
BioSecure HACCP is the industry specific biosecurity program designed to assist growers in assessing their current and future pest, disease and weed risks, and guide businesses in the implementation of management strategies at critical control points.
A program for producers
BioSecure HACCP is the on-farm biosecurity program for production nurseries in Australia. The program validates many of the best management practice strategies employed under the Nursery Industry Accreditation Scheme Australia (NIASA).
It seeks to identify internal and external (endemic and exotic) threats to the integrity of a business’s biosecurity processes and preparedness. BioSecure HACCP is a set of protocols and procedures that enable a business to manage biosecurity risks establishing an effective internal quarantine process for both imported and exported plant material.
In nursery production, biosecurity is the protection of the enterprise from the introduction of insects, diseases, weeds and other biological organisms that may adversely impact on the business. It is the management of these risks through exclusion, eradication and control defined under a sound risk management strategy that will ensure the business remains protected. BioSecure HACCP is the program that will provide growers with the decision making tools to support on-farm biosecurity and guide them in identifying the relevant risks and the steps needed to control them.