APHIS Proposes to Allow Colombian Cape Gooseberry Imports

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to allow imports of cape gooseberry from Colombia, subject to certain conditions. Requirements would include that the fruits be sourced from the Bogota Savannah and the neighboring municipalities above 2,200 meters in the Departments of Boyacá and Cundinamarca, an area that has found to be free of medfly. Also, boxes would have to be labeled prior to shipping, and the cape gooseberry would have to be imported in commercial consignments and come with a phytosanitary certificate from the Colombian government. Comments on the proposal are due by Oct. 15.