Biosecurity Tasmania has seized up to 40 kilograms of fruit which was taken out of the fruit fly control zone in Tasmania's north-west.
Officers confiscated the pest host fruit which was being sold in Wynyard on Sunday.
Nick Hansen from Fruit Growers Tasmania told the Country Hour the fruit was secured from the Wynyard and Latrobe markets.
"This was produce that was either grown in the control zone or had travelled through the control zone in an uncertified manner," he said.
"As I understand it, this fruit was secured, the people were spoken to, and … there were no fines issued."
The fruit was taken to Biosecurity facilities at Stoney Rise for disposal.
Control zones were set up at Spreyton and Flinders Island after larvae and, then adult flies, were detected in apricots in both areas.
In a statement, a Biosecurity spokesman said officers would continue conducting inspections of markets and roadside fruit stalls.
"This is a timely reminder to be fruit fly aware and vigilant," the spokesperson said.
"Fruit fly host fruit cannot be moved from outside of the control area.
"These restrictions are in place to reduce the risk of fruit fly being transported outside the Spreyton control area."
Last week officers also seized five kilograms of fruit and vegetables from a passenger flying into Tasmania from Flinders Island.
The entire island and others in the Furneaux group are subject to an exclusion zone and produce cannot be moved outside it.
The maximum penalty is a $15,900 fine.
Last week, the Government announced it was ramping up measures to prevent the spread of fruit fly across Tasmania.
Cold sterilisation or fumigation will now be compulsory for growers within the exclusion zones who are sending fruit to other parts of Tasmania.
The tighter controls, which encompass Flinders Island and a 15 kilometre radius around Spreyton, have been introduced after a recommendation from the Federal Government.
Fumigation is expected to start this week.
A $2 million support package has been established to help affected growers.
Disposal bins for travellers to dump produce have been placed at the border of the Spreyton exclusion zone .
Biosecurity Tasmania said it would continue to provide updates to spread awareness about fruit fly and explain why the protocols and measures in place were necessary.
