APHIS Allows Imports of Potatoes from Mexico to US
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is authorizing importation of potatoes from Mexico, in a final rule that takes effect April 25. To qualify, Mexican potatoes must be produced using methods that mitigate the risk of pest introduction. They…
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must be produced by a certified Mexican grower, packed in a registered packing house, cleaned and treated with a sprout inhibitor, and imported in commercial consignments. Mexican potatoes imported into the U.S. must also be inspected for quarantine pests and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate from the Mexican national plant protection office.