APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for Aug. 28

August 31, 2015 |USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Aug. 28 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 2-4 Special Procedures

Page 2-4-17 - content revised in first and second bullet lists
Page 4-2-19 under Directions for Handling Export Transit Shipments for Animal Products or By-Products Eligible for Entry heading - content revised in first paragraph; under Electronic Entries heading change content revised in first paragraph
Page 2-4-19 under Transloading Transiting Restricted Animal Products or By-Products Into or Between Containers heading - heading title has been revised; NEW first paragraph; content revised in second paragraph; NEW footnote #1 has been added to the page
Page 2-4-20 - content has been revised at the top of the page

Chapter 3-2 Avian Products

Page 3-2-19 - footnote #5 has been revised

Appendix A Guide to Entry Status of Animal Products in Passenger Baggage

Table A-1-2 Importation of Shelf-Stable Meat (Cooked in a Rigid, Semi-Rigid, or Flexible Container) in Passenger Bagggage - (page 2 of 3) language has been revised in the third cell of the fourth column (And the country or region of origin is:)
Table A-1-3 Bouillon Cubes or Granules and Dry Soup Mixes in Passenger Baggage - (page 1 of 2) language has been revised in the third cell of the fourth column (And the country or region of origin is:)
Table A-1-7 Unprocessed Game Bird Carcasses in Passenger Baggage - (page 1 of 2) language has been revised in the first cell of the first column (If the passenger is arriving from a country known to be:)
Table A-1-8 Birds' Nests in Passenger Bagger - (page 1 of 2) language has been revised in the first cell of the second column (And the country or region of origin is:); (page 2 of 2) language has been revised in the third cell of the second column (And the country or region of origin is:)
Table A-1-9 Moon Cakes in Passenger Baggage - (page 2 of 2) language has been revised in the second cell of the second column (And the country or region of origin is:) and NEW footnote #3 reference has been added; footnote #1 language has been revised; NEW footnote #3 has been added to the table
Page A-1-17 under HPAI heading - language has been revised; NEW footnote #3 reference has been added; footnote #2 language has been revised; NEW footnote #3 has been added to the page
Table A-1-10 Guide to Entry Status of Meat, Poultry Meat, and Egg and Their Products in Passenger Baggage - (page 9 of 9) NEW footnote #4 has been added to the table

Appendix C List of Foreign Countries and Their Disease Status

Page C-1-2 under HPAI heading - Canada language has been revised; NEW footnote #3 reference has been added; footnote #2 language has been revised; NEW footnote #3 has been added to the page
Table C-1-1 List of Foreign Countries and Their Disease Status - (page 3 of 15) NEW footnote #11 reference has been added to Canada listing; (page 15 of 15) footnote #2 language has been revised; NEW footnote #11 has been added to the table
Table C-1-1 List of Foreign Countries and Their Disease Status - (page 1 of 15) Argentina entry has a NEW footnote reference #3 after "FMD" in the fourth column (Disease status affected with:); (page 2 of 15) Brazil entry has a NEW footnote reference #3 after "FMD" in the fourth column (Disease status affected with:); (page 15 of 15) Uruguay entry has a NEW footnote reference #3 after "FMD" in the fourth column (Disease status affected with:); NEW footnote #3 has been added to the table

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