Biosecurity or Trade Barrier? The Economic Costs of Quarantine.

农、渔、林团体一致赞成，为了防止疾病的输入，应该采取严格的生物安全措施。然而，从“患病”国家进口某些产品并不一定意味着也会进口该疾病，即使进口，也可能不会导致当地工业的破坏。如果能够出口产品，“患病”国家显然仍具有竞争力。外国检疫限制限制了澳大利亚进入国际市场。目前零容忍政策给消费者带来的成本还没有被量化。成本可能确实超过了收益。

Agricultural, fishing and forestry groups are united in supporting strict biosecurity measures, such as quarantine, in order to prevent any possibility of the importation of diseases. However, the importation of certain products from "diseased" countries does not necessarily mean that the disease will also be imported, and even if imported it may not result in the destruction of the local industry. The "diseased" countries obviously remain competitive if they are able to export the products. Foreign quarantine restrictions are restricting Australia's access to international markets. The costs to consumers of the current zero-tolerance policy has not been quantified. The costs may indeed exceed the benefit.