APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for Jan. 3
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Jan. 3 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
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Manual for Agricultural Clearance: The online Manual for Agricultural Clearance (here) was revised to update the following topics:
- Inspecting Cargo Holds
- Inspecting Aircraft
- Inspecting the Vessel
- Safeguarding
- List of Western Region PPQ Identifiers and Co-Lateral National Specialists
- List of PPQ National Specialists for Routine and Prompt Interceptions
- Conferred and Cargo Release Authority for CBP Agriculture Specialists
Changes are on the following pages:
- Chapter 2: Examining and Monitoring Cargo: Section 1: Clearing Imported Cargo and Inspecting Cargo Holds: Pages 2-1-16, and 2-1-17.
- Chapter 3: Examining Carriers: Section 2: Clearing Aircraft: Pages 3-2-3 through 3-2-5.
- Chapter 3: Examining Carriers: Section 3: Clearing Vessels: Page 3-3-9.
- Chapter 6: Preventing the Spread of Pests and Diseases: Page 6-1-6.
- Appendix G: Lists of PPQ Area Identifiers and PPQ National Specialists: Pages G-1-11, G-1-17, and G-1-18.
- Appendix J: Conferred and Cargo Release Authority for CBP Agriculture Specialists: Pages J-1-1 and J-1-2 (if you maintain a paper copy of the manual, replace the entire appendix).
Animal Product Manual: The following changes were made to the Animal Product Manual (here) to reflect up-to-date information and corrections. The specific changes are listed after the individual table number below.
Chapter 3-13 Foreign Origin Meat and Meat Products, Swine
- Table 3-13-21, List of APHIS-Approved Italian Prosciutto (Ham) Processing Plants: "718/L Salumificio Piacenti S.r.L.--San Gimignano (SI) Italy" and "2052/L CIM Alimentari SpA--San Daniele del Friuli (UD)" were added to the list; "2052/L Cresus SPA--San Daniele del Friuli (UD)" was deleted
Links contained throughout the manual in the Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, Index, and internal and external cross-references and hyperlinks have all been updated as necessary.
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