APHIS Proposes to Allow Certain Imports of Stem Tomatoes from Korea
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a proposed rule to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow, under certain conditions, the importation into the U.S. of commercial consignments of tomatoes with stems from Korea. The conditions…
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include requirements for pest exclusion at the production site, fruit fly trapping inside and outside the production site, and pest-excluding packinghouse procedures. The tomatoes would also be required to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization of Korea, among other things. Comments are due by May 16, 2011.