Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak in France

03 Jul Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak in France

In a concerning turn of events, on 30 June 2025, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry was notified of an outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in France. The department no longer recognises France as free from LSD and has removed this country from the LSD-free country list and the list of countries approved for bovine fluids and tissues.
This means both France and Italy are now not considered as LSD-Free countries.
Impacted goods include:
•Dairy, excluding cheese, lactose and chocolate, that is sourced, manufactured or exported from France
•Laboratory goods containing bovine fluids or tissues that list France as a country of origin, manufacture or export
•Laboratory goods that reference the list of countries approved for bovine fluids and tissues
•Bovine reproductive material from France
•Petfood, stockfeed and veterinary therapeutics containing or derived from bovine material from France.
The department will contact individual import permit holders shortly to advise them on ongoing arrangements for their import permits.
For goods that are currently in transit to Australia the department will assess these goods on a case-by-case basis, and if the biosecurity risk can be effectively managed, the goods can be released.
If you have any concerns related to your next shipment of the above-mentioned goods, please feel free to contact your Client Services Representative.