APHIS Again Allows Imports of Fruits and Vegetables From Most of Dominican Republic
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will again allow imports of certain fruits and vegetables from most of the Dominican Republic, subject to measures to prevent the introduction of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), it said (here). Imports of…
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fruits and vegetables including citrus fruits, peppers, grapes and papayas had been prohibited since March (see 1503180017 and 1504290024). The ban remains in place for provinces in the eastern Dominican Republic, including Distrito Nacional, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, La Altagracia, La Romana, Monte Plata, Samana, San Pedro de Macoris and Santo Domingo. Fruits and vegetables from all other provinces of the Dominican Republic may be imported into the U.S. as long as they are moved in exclusionary containers and accompanied by phytosanitary certificates.