APHIS to Allow Additional Shipping Options for Avocados from Mexican Region
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a final rule, effective November 29, 2010, which amends the regulations for the importation of Hass avocados originating in Michoacán, Mexico, into the U.S. by adding the option to ship avocados…
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to the U.S. in bulk shipping bins when safeguarding is maintained from the packinghouse to the port of first arrival in the U.S. and by making it clear that the avocados may be shipped by land, sea, or air. APHIS is also amending the regulations to allow avocados from multiple packinghouses that participate in the avocado export program to be combined into one consignment.