APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for Jan. 8

January 9, 2015 |USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Jan. 8 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: The following changes have been made to the Miscellaneous and Processed Products Manual (here) to reflect up-to-date information:

Chapter 2 Procedures

Page 2-8 under Special Procedures--Inspecting Containerized Cargo Packaged in Jute or Burlap heading AND Table 2-3 Determining sample size for bagged cargo AND Page 2-17 in footnote #3 - khapra beetle-endemic countries Web site link and/or address has been added

Chapter 3 Reference

Khapra beetle-endemic countries website link and/or address has been added to the following:

Table 3-8 Bags, bagging, and covers that held or covered cotton
Table 3-12 Bags, bagging, and covers used to hold or cover fresh or frozen meat
Table 3-13 Bags, bagging, and covers used to hold or cover coffee
Table 3-15 Bags--shipments containing a mixture of bags and covers
Table 3-16 Used bags, bagging, and covers made from burlap or jute
Page 3-20 under Brassware heading
Table 3-46 Rice--milled products
Table 3-111 Cumin, roasted or ground (Cuminum cyminum)
Table 3-117 Gums (largely from tropical and subtropical species of the Leguminosae)
Table 3-137 Cucurbit seeds (Cucurbitaceae) dried, roasted, and salted seeds
Table 3-138 Seeds (OTHER THAN nuts) that are processed (seeds with hulls removed) or manufactured into articles
Page 3-123 under Skins (Goat, Lamb, and Sheep) heading

Postentry Quarantine: The following change has been made to the Postentry Quarantine Manual (here) to reflect up-to-date information:

Appendix C Directory of SPROs and State PEQ Contacts

Table C-1 Directory of State Plant Regulatory Officials and State PEQ Contacts (page 6 of 6) - contact information for the State of Washington has been updated

Seeds Not for Planting: The Seeds Not for Planting Manual (here) has been updated, 01/2015-71, to update the list of countries affected with khapra beetle. Revisions, indicated by a black change bar in the left margin of each revised page, are as follows:

Page 3-3: Deleted the previous footnote and added a link to the list of Countries Affected With Khapra Beetle
Pages 3-7, 3-18, 3-19, 3-49, 3-55: Updated the listed countries

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