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APHIS Issues Final Rule on Peppers from Panama

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a final rule that amends its regulations, effective September 22, 2011, to allow, under certain conditions, the importation of commercial shipments of peppers from Panama into the U.S. without treatment. Conditions…

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of entry to which the peppers will be subject include trapping, pre-harvest inspection, and shipping procedures. This action will allow for the importation of peppers from Panama into the U.S. while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of quarantine pests. [D/N APHIS-2010-0002]