APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for Feb. 2
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Feb. 2 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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Animal Product Manual: The following changes have been made to the Animal Product Manual (here) to reflect up-to-date information and corrections:
Chapter 2-2 Clearing Regulated Cargo
- Table 2-2-6 Determine Action to Take on Animal Contaminants and Ticks - reference to the Manual of Agricultural Clearance has been changed
Appendix C List of Foreign Countries and Their Disease Status
- Table C-1-1 Foreign Countries and Their Disease Status (page 2 of 15) - BSE risk status for bovine from Austria, Belgium, and Brazil has been changed; (page 3 of 15) BSE risk status for bovine from Bulgaria and Colombia has been changed and former footnote indicator #10 has been deleted; (page 4 of 15) BSE risk status for bovine from Costa Rica and Croatia has been changed; (page 6 of 15) footnote indicator numbers have been corrected; (page 7 of 15) BSE risk status for bovine from Israel and Japan has been changed and footnote indicator numbers have been corrected; (page 9 of 15) footnote indicator numbers have been corrected; (page 10 of 15) BSE risk status for bovine from The Netherlands and Nicaragua has been changed and footnote indicator numbers have been corrected; (page 12 of 15) BSE risk status for bovine from Singapore has been changed; (page 13 of 15) BSE risk status for bovine from Slovenia and Taiwan has been changed and footnote indicator numbers have been corrected; (page 15 of 15) footnote indicator numbers have been corrected; Page C-1-18 change FORMER footnote #10 has been deleted
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