APHIS Proposes "Systems Approach" for Mangoes from Australia
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a proposed rule to allow the importation into the continental United States of mangoes from Australia that would require, as a condition of entry, that they are produced in accordance with…
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a systems approach employing a combination of mitigation measures for the fungus Cytosphaera mangiferae and would have to be inspected prior to exportation from Australia and found free of this disease. The mangoes would have to be imported in commercial consignments only and would have to be treated by irradiation to mitigate the risk of insect pests. The mangoes would also have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration that the conditions for importation have been met. Written comments are due by December 27, 2011.