APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for Oct. 14

October 17, 2016 |USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Oct. 14 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 3-3 Bovine Products

Table 3-3-2 Bovine Products Locator -- language has been revised in footnotes #4 and #5

Chapter 3-14 Milk/Milk Products

Table 3-14-8 Solid Cheese and Pastuerized Processed Cheese Containing Meat -- language has been revised in footnote #1
Table 3-14-10 Canned, Shelf-Stable Products Containing Milk Products AND Meat -- language has been revised in footnote #2

Chapter 3-17 Ruminant Products

Table 3-17-2 Ruminant Meat and Meat By-Products Locator -- language has been revised in footnotes #3, #4, #7, and #8
Pages 3-17-10, 3-17-11, and 3-17-12 under Footnote #9 of Table 3-17-2 Required Certification for Bovine Meat By-Products FREE from FMD, BUT FMD/SR heading -- language has been revised in bullets at top of each page
Table 3-17-5 Shelf-Stable BONELESS Beef in Hermetically Sealed Containers -- language has been revised in footnote #1
Table 3-17-6 Shelf-Stable BONE-IN Beef in Hermetically Sealed Containers -- language has been revised in footnote #1
Table 3-17-10 Cooked BONELESS Bovine Meat -- language has been revised in footnotes #1 and #2
Table 3-17-11 Cooked, BONE-IN Bovine Meat -- language has been revised in footnote #1
Pages 3-17-23 and 3-17-24 under Footnote #2 to Table 3-17-11 Certification for BONE-IN Bovine FREE from FMD, BUT FMD/SR heading - language has been revised in bullets at the top of each page
Table 3-17-19 Cured and Dried BONELESS Bovine Meat -- language has been revised in footnotes #2, #3, and #4
Table 3-17-20 Cured and Dried BONE-IN Bovine Meat -- language has been revised in footnote #1
Pages 3-17-37, 3-17-38, and 3-17-39 under Footnote #2 to Table 3-17-20 Certification for Cured and Dried BONE-IN Bovine Meat FREE from FMD, BUT FMD/SR heading -- language has been revised in all bullets
Table 3-17-25 Fresh (Chilled or Frozen) BONE-IN Bovine Meat -- language has been revised in footnote #1
Pages 3-17-46, 3-17-47, and 3-17-48 under Footnote #2 to Table 3-17-25 Certification for Fresh (Chilled or Frozen) BONE-IN Bovine Meat FREE from FMD, BUT FMD/SR heading -- language has been revised in all bullets

Chapter 3-19 Swine Products

Figure 3-19-3 APHIS-Approved Italian Prosciutto (Ham) Processing Plants -- Plant # 683/L Filiera UNO Prosciutti S.R.L. and Plant # 852/LOA Fontana S.R.L. have been added to the list
Figure 3-19-4 APHIS-Approved Italian Prosciutto (Ham) Deboning Plants -- Plant # 55/L Devodier Prosciutti SRL and Plant # 1950/L Ruliano SPA have been added to the list

Miscellaneous and Processed Products: The following changes have been made to the Miscellaneous and Processed Products Manual (here) to reflect up-to-date information and corrections:

Chapter 3 Reference

Table 3-122 DRIED fruit and vegetables -- (page 5 of 5) language has been revised in the last column, first cell

Plants for Planting: The Plants for Planting Manual (here) has been updated, 10/2016-49, to add Pedicularis spp. to the lists of regulated propagative material. The revision is on page 4-327.

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