Viral fragments of foot and mouth disease have been detected at Australia’s border, as the nation’s biosecurity is ramped up.
The fragments of the virus, which threaten to devastate Australia’s cattle industry, were found in a small number of food products imported from overseas, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has confirmed.
While there was no live threat from the disease, Senator Watt said it was a reminder of how vigilant Australians – particularly those returning from Indonesia – needed to be.
It comes as Senator Watt announced sanitation food mats would be introduced in…
