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Restricted fruit and vegetables

Fruit fly like certain types of produce, which makes them a risk of becoming infested. To keep South Australia free of fruit fly, the fruit and vegetables listed below are restricted from:

Find out about the different fruit and vegetable restrictions when travelling into South Australia from interstate.

Industry may know restricted fruit and vegetables as host produce – check the changes made to movement of retail fruit and vegetables (PDF 261.2 KB), which came into effect in August 2022.

Approved preparation of restricted fruit and vegetables

All fruit and vegetables, including those restricted, can be prepared in certain ways so they can move between areas without spreading fruit fly:

  • canned
  • cooked
  • dried
  • frozen
  • grated
  • pureed.

Common restricted fruit and vegetables

Download the restricted fruit and vegetable chart (PDF 137.6 KB).

Less common restricted fruit and vegetables

Restricted fruit and vegetable preparation

The movement restrictions still apply to host produce that is prepared in the following ways – these methods don't stop the risk of spreading fruit fly.

Consuming restricted fruit and vegetables

There are ways for you to continue preparing and enjoying fruit and vegetables within affected fruit fly areas, including produce with restrictions.

Page Last Reviewed: 18 Mar 2025
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