APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for Nov. 13
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Nov. 13 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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Treatment Manual: The USDA APHIS PPQ Treatment Manual (here) was revised. The revision is the result of Federal Register notice APHIS-2013-0007, effective Nov. 13, 2013. Treatment schedule T101-i-1-2, on page 5-2-8, was updated according to the notice.
Canadian Border Manual: The online Canadian Border Agricultural Clearance Manual (here) was revised to update the list of laboratories authorized to issue seed analysis certificates. Changes, indicated by black change bars in the left page margins, are on pages D-2 and D-4 of Appendix D: Approved Establishments.
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