APHIS Updates Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Manuals
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has updated the following PPQ electronic manuals as of February 17, 2011 (since February 10, 2011):
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- Animal Product Manual - Provides the background, procedures, and regulatory actions to enforce the regulations governing the import and export of animals, animal products, and animal by-products. Latest Update: 02/14/11 (here)
- Canadian Border Agricultural Clearance Manual - Serves as a guide for authorized Federal officers at ports of entry along the Canadian Border. Latest Update: 02/14/11 (here)
- Postentry Quarantine Manual for State Inspectors - This manual covers procedures for conducting PEQ tasks beginning with the request to approve a growing site and ending with the release or refusal of the plant material. Latest Update: 02/14/11 (here)
- Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Import Manual - Lists by country fruits and vegetables that are admissible into the U.S. Includes a description of methods for sampling and inspecting selected fruits and vegetables. Contains pictorial identification guides, and a glossary for common and scientific names of fruits and vegetables. Latest Update: 02/16/11 (here)
- Seeds Not for Planting Manual Used for regulating importations of unprocessed seeds that are imported for consumption and are not intended for planting. Latest Update: 02/17/11 (here)
- Approved Phalaenopsis in Growing Media Facitilities - Latest Update: 02/11/11 (here)