APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for Dec. 30-31
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Dec. 30-31 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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Miscellaneous and Processed Products Manual: The Reference chapter in the Miscellaneous and Processed Products Manual (here) was "significantly" reorganized. Each commodity is now listed under a larger grouping. For example, Allium spp. is no longer listed alphabetically within the chapter, but, rather, is incorporated into a larger table consisting of all fruit and vegetables (fruit and vegetables are subdivided by processing method, i.e., frozen, fresh precut, dehydrated, etc.).
Pelargonium Facilities List: The list of Approved Pelargonium spp. Facilities authorized to export Pelargonium spp. cuttings to the United States (here) was updated, 12/2013-15, to add new certification end dates and to change addresses. Revisions, indicated by a black change bar in the left margin of each revised page, are as follows:
- Page 1: Changed the certification end dates for El Salvador facility; changes addresses and certification end dates for Ethiopia facilities
- Page 2: Changed the certification end dates for 3 Kenya facilities; changed the certification end date for the Spain facility
Seeds Not for Planting: The Seeds Not for Planting Manual (here) was updated, 12/2013-65, to change a facility's certification end date. The revision, indicated by a black change bar in the left margin, is on the following page:
- Page 3-42: Changed certification end date to 12/31/2014 for IMCO Agro Industries PLC
CITES Timber Species: The CITES I-II-III Timber Species Manual (here.