APHIS to Allow Imports of Cape Gooseberry From Colombia

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced it will allow imports of cape gooseberry from Colombia, in a final rule that takes effect June 2. Imported gooseberry will have to be produced in pest-free establishments and labeled with the farm where it was grown. It will also have to be imported in commercial consignments and come with a phytosanitary certificate from the national plant protection organization of Colombia. The final rule also contains a provision that gooseberry imports will be subject to approval of a “bilateral workplan” between APHIS and the Colombian government.