APHIS Allows Imports of Sand Pears from China, Imposes Conditions
Imports of sand pears (Pyrus pyrifolia) from China to the U.S. will be allowed, with certain conditions, effective Jan. 18, said the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in a final rule. The conditions will apply to all sand pears imported from China.
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Requirements Include Pest Risk Management Measures, Phytosanitary Cert., Etc.
As a condition of entry, sand pears from areas in China in which the Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) is not known to exist will have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that includes requirements for registration of places of production and packinghouses, sourcing of pest-free propagative material, inspection for quarantine pests at set intervals by the national plant protection organization of China, bagging of fruit, safeguarding, labeling, and importation in commercial consignments.
Sand pears from areas in China in which Oriental fruit fly is known to exist may be imported into the U.S. if, in addition to these requirements, the places of production and packinghouses have a monitoring system in place for Oriental fruit fly and the pears are treated with cold treatment, APHIS said.
All sand pears from China will also be required to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that all conditions for the importation of the pears have been met and that the consignment of pears has been inspected and found free of quarantine pests, APHIS said.
(See ITT's Online Archives 11121544 for summary of APHIS' proposed rule.)