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:
- being moved within red outbreak areas during a fruit fly outbreak
- being moved from yellow suspension areas during a fruit fly outbreak
- travelling into the Riverland from within SA.
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 (), which came into effect in August 2022.
Common restricted fruit and vegetables
Download the restricted fruit and vegetable chart ().
Less common restricted fruit and vegetables
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acerola
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babaco
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black sapote
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breadfruit
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cape gooseberry
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cashew apple
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cherimoya
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choko
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citron
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coffee berry
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custard apple
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dragon fruit (pink)
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dragon fruit (yellow)
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durian
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feijoa
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granadilla
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grumichama
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guava
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hog plum
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jaboticaba
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jackfruit
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jujube
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june plum
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loganberry
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longan
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loquat
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lychee
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mangosteen
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medlar
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miracle fruit
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monstera
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nashi
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peacharine
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pepino
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persimmon
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plumcot
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pomelo
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prickly pear
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rambutan
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rollinia
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rose apple
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santol
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sapodilla
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soursop
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star apple
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star fruit
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tamarillo
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tangelo
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white sapote
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.