APHIS Says Phytosanitary Measures Sufficient for Barhi Dates
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said it prepared a pest risk analysis for the import of fresh dates of the cultivar Barhi from Israel into the U.S. It concludes that application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the pest risk, it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Jan. 9. APHIS also said it prepared a treatment evaluation document that describes a new treatment schedule for Ceratitis capitata in Barhi dates.
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Comments are due by March 11 via http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS 2012-0004-0001. Further information: Marc Phillips, 301-851-2114.