APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for May 7
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes May 7 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 3-19 Swine Products
- Page 3-10-1 under Contents heading - "Cooked Swine Meat from Poland" heading has been moved
- Table 3-189-13 Cooked Swine Meat from Poland - table has been moved to a new location in the chapter
Appendix A Guide to Entry Status of Animal Products in Passenger Baggage or Mail
- Page A-1-26 footnote #6 - language has been revised
- Page A-1-34 under Importations of Beef from Japan in Passenger Baggage heading - language has been revised
- NEW Figure A-1-3 Example of Official Meat Inspection Certificate for Chilled/Frozen Meat and Meat By-Products (pages 1 and 2 of 2) - figure has been replaced
Appendix H List of Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS) Regional Offices
- Table H-1-3 VS National Import Export Services (NIES)--VS Headquarters - personnel list has been updated
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