Biosecurity for market access | Menu of Measures resource

Ever wondered how many ways there are to manage trade-related phytosanitary risks? We are excited to announce the release of the Menu of Measures Resource – a comprehensive compilation of measures that could be used to enable market access and protect biosecurity.

This resource was developed by CSIRO in collaboration with, and funded through, the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. It describes each measure and provides tips on how to demonstrate their efficacy and implement them successfully. It also gives examples of how they can be used on their own or in combination with other measures.

We hope the resource will be a helpful starting point when assessing phytosanitary risks and determining how to manage them in the most effective and efficient way. The Resource includes less commonly used measures, which may help raise awareness of the diversity of measures that can be integrated into phytosanitary systems approaches. Importantly, the menu offers trading partners a common language to support risk assessments and negotiate market access requirements.

The Menu of Measures is structured using our Phytosanitary Risk Framework which classifies measures according to how they reduce risk. This approach encourages market access discussions to focus on how critical risks are being effectively managed within a system. Watch this short animation to learn more. You can also access the Menu of Measures Resources through our website. 

 The Menu is based on an extensive review of scientific studies and publicly available trade arrangements for a broad range of pathways, from fruit, to seeds for planting, and even sea containers. That review identified over 1800 phytosanitary requirements which have been distilled into 41 distinct measures. It expanded on earlier work that looked at measures used in systems approaches in horticulture.

Other highlights

Here is a catch up on other progress from our team since our last update in May:

• Rieks van Klinken will be participating in the IPPC Global Workshop on Systems Approaches (Santiago, December 2025) and hopes to meet some of you there.
• We are making great progress towards developing the PRA Online tool – which enables Australian state and territory jurisdictions to collaboratively undertake pest risk analysis for new pest incursions. We are just wrapping up an alpha testing phase of the digital tool with our partners. PRA Online is being developed through our national Safe Trade project, supported through Hort Innovation. The Menu of Measures resource is embedded in the tool, helping to operationalise its use in Australia.
• We recently published a paper on the detection of fruit fly oviposition sites on cherries. We showed that our near-infrared imaging and machine learning method achieved up to 90% precision. This far exceeds what was achieved through manual (visual) detection. We continue to improve precision, are extending the approach to other pests and commodities, and are engaging with partners to incorporate our algorithms into commercial graders and an automated biosecurity inspection machine. More information can be found here or by contacting research lead, Dr Maryam Yazdani.

Contact us if you’d like a deeper dive into our work and potential applications of it, either in-person or on-line.

Innovation through collaboration

Our team aims to enhance the science, technology and regulation underpinning biosecure trade. We are keen to connect with like-minded researchers, policy makers, industry members, ag-tech providers, and research organisations – so please do share this with others in your network. And we would love to hear about your work in this field, or any feedback about our research.

You can find past editions of Biosecurity for Market Access here.