Edible tallow

Country
European Union (EU)
NPG Category
Edible
NPG Product
Other edible Non-prescribed goods

The following should be considered prior to updating establishment details:

  • When an establishment notifies the Department of an administrative change (that is, a change of occupier, company name, address, or in some instances product specific changes), the Department will amend the establishment record in the system.
  • The establishment's amended details will appear on applicable export documentation including health certification from the date that the Department amends the establishment record
  • When relevant changes are made to an establishment's details, the Department will advise trading partners that maintain establishment lists of the change of details; however, the Department is unable to guarantee a timeframe as to when trading partners will update the establishment's overseas listing details they maintain. This means that there may be a period in which export certification issued by the Department does not match the trading partner's official published listing, which may result in clearance issues at the port of entry.
  • Establishments should be aware that their ability to export to some countries may be impacted during this transition period and may include issues with goods in transit.
  • Exporters and manufacturers are encouraged to check that their establishment's details are recorded accurately where they appear on trading partners' lists and to contact the Department if errors are found.
Table 1: EU member states, dependencies and other European countries that adopt EU requirements

Relationship with the EU

Countries and territories

Member States

Austria (AT), Belgium (BE), Bulgaria (BG), Croatia (HR), Cyprus (CY), Czech Republic (CZ), Denmark (DK), Estonia (EE), Finland (FI), France (FR), Germany (DE), Greece (GR), Hungary (HU), Italy (IT), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT), Luxembourg (LU), Malta (MT), Netherlands (NL), Poland (PL), Portugal (PT), Republic of Ireland (IE), Romania (RO), Slovakia (SK), Slovenia (SI), Spain (ES), Sweden (SE)

Note
These Member States adopt all EU requirements for products that have been harmonised throughout the EU and may have additional requirements for products that are not yet harmonised.

EU dependencies

  • France: French Guiana (Cayenne) (GF), Guadeloupe (GP), Mayotte (YT), Martinique (MQ), Reunion Island (RE), and St Pierre and Miquelon (PM)
  • Portugal: Azores (PT), Madeira (PT)
  • Spain: Canary Islands (ES)
Note
These countries adopt all EU requirements for products that have been harmonised throughout the EU and adopt requirements of the country they are a dependency of for products that are not yet harmonised.

Other European countries that adopt EU requirements

Faroe Islands (FO), Iceland (IS), Liechtenstein (LI), the Republic of North Macedonia (MK), Norway (NO), United Kingdom (GB) (including Gibraltar (GI) and the Channel Islands) and Switzerland (CH)

Note
These countries may not adopt all EU requirements for products that have been harmonised throughout the EU.

Northern Ireland Protocol

Northern Ireland (GB)

1.1. Prohibited

Unless specified in the specific goods list below, the Department is not aware of any prohibited edible non-prescribed products, including apiculture products for this market.

1.2. Conditions

Government certification

Australian producers and exporters of animal products should understand and adhere to the requirements under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 concerning official certificates for certain animals and goods. In particular, the export certificate must be issued before the consignment departs Australia (Article 5).

Registration and Listing

Establishments that export edible products to the EU must be export registered with the Department and included on the lists on the European Commission's (EC) website, except for plant-based foods. Please see the specific goods section below.

Packaging requirements

Ban on use of PFAS in paper and cardboard food contact materials

Denmark has banned paper and cardboard food contact material containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) (for example, from recycled paper and cardboard or from printing inks), unless the food contact materials are separated from the food by a functional barrier which prevents the migration of PFAS substances to the food.

The ban came into effect from 1 July 2020.

Food processors may be asked by importers to demonstrate that materials in contact with foods such as non-prescribed goods do not contain any PFAS or if they do, are used with a functional barrier to ensure no migration to food can occur.

While Denmark is currently the only EU member state to take action on use of PFAS in food contact materials, it is noted that individual member states and the EU as a whole are considering risks associated with human exposures to PFAS and similar proposals may be made at a later date in other jurisdictions.

The Department encourages all exporters to work with their importer to ensure that product meets the current importing country requirements.

Labelling requirements

Exporters should be aware of European Union (EU) labelling requirements, including allergen statement requirements, as detailed in EU Regulation No 1169/2011.

Conditions

The European Commission (DG SANTE) has adopted a regulation setting a limit for the presence of trans fatty acids in food (two grams of industrially produced trans fat per 100 grams of fat). The new limit will apply to food intended for the final consumer and food intended for supply to retail in the European Union from 2 April 2021.

Residues

Export Destination Residues Warning – EU residue standards

Maximum residue limits (MRLs) or import tolerances for residues of specific agricultural and veterinary chemicals approved for use in Australia may not exist in the EU or may be established at levels lower than those established in Australia. Respective maximum limits (MLs) for contaminants may also vary between the EU and Australia.

Food business operators who are eligible to export to the EU should note that:

  1. a) These differences can be interrogated case-by-case by considering the EU standards (here for pesticides, veterinary drugs and contaminants) and the Australian standards (here for pesticides & veterinary drugs and here for contaminants).
  2. b) Any detection of a residue above the EU MRLs/MLs (if applicable) at the EU border would result in rejection of the consignment and trigger an information, alert and/or border rejection notification in the (public) EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).

Establishments that export edible products to the EU must be export registered with the Department and included on the lists on the European Commission's (EC) website.

For exports of rendered animal fats and greaves (inclusive of edible tallow) to the EU, use certificate template EUET (manual only). This certificate is titled, “Animal health/official certificate for the entry into the Union of meat products intended for human consumption, including rendered animal fats and greaves, meat extracts and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines other than casings, that are not required to undergo a specific risk-mitigating treatment”.

Please open the link below for instructions on how to complete the front page for Certificate Number EUET.

14/04/2025 - Updated information in documentation requirements (section 3).
28/06/2023 - New case migrated from previous country page.