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UBL announces the appointment of Liam Green as Chief Executive Officer, starting Monday 19 October 2026.

The WA Government has delayed the new phosphine workplace exposure limit by three years, to 1 December 2029, giving the grains industry more time to prepare.

DAFF's BMSB seasonal measures apply to goods shipped from 41 target risk countries between 1 September 2026 and 30 April 2027, with ethyl formate now among four approved treatments.

DAFF has confirmed ethyl formate as an approved treatment for brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), both offshore and onshore, for the 2026-27 risk season.

DAFF has released the final report of its khapra beetle pest risk analysis for plant product pathways. A draft on the sea container pathway is expected in early 2027.

Importers can no longer use the BMSB Safeguarding Arrangements Scheme or the rolled goods policy, so more goods will need treatment before or on arrival.

From 30 April 2026, high-risk plant products and sea containers from seven more countries must be treated before export to Australia.

Methyl bromide is a potent ozone depleting gas and a serious hazard to workers. Most of it is vented straight to the atmosphere after use.

Chairman Simon Andrew has resigned from the UBL Board.

A Murdoch University-led study with Chinese and Korean quarantine scientists found ethyl formate diluted with nitrogen achieved complete BMSB control.