APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for Aug. 9
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Aug. 9 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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FAVIR and Fruits and Vegetables Manual: FAVIR (here) and the Fruits and Vegetables Manual (here) were revised. There were several reasons for the revision:
- Pakistan mango: consolidated the import requirements (manual page 3-252)
- Uruguay citrus: added sweet orange, Unshu orange, tangerine/clementine/mandarin to the list of admissible commodities )manual pages 3-336 and 3-337) [Docket No. APHIS-2011-0060, effective August 09, 2013]
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