The Food Safety and Inspection Service outlined its procedures for determining the equivalence of foreign regulatory systems to U.S. import requirements for meat, poultry, and egg products. If a country’s regulatory system is deemed equivalent, the U.S. allows imports of meat, poultry, and egg products from that country. The equivalency procedure includes annual document reviews, on-site systems audits at least every three years, and port of entry reinspections. FSIS decides how often to conduct on-site audits and port reinspections based on each country’s performance, allowing the agency to target resources on riskier exporters, it said.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Jan. 22 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.
On Jan. 21-22 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
On Jan. 18 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Jan. 18 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.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reminded importers and exporters that effective Jan. 18 imports of sand pears from China are authorized, as are exports of U.S. pears to China from California, Oregon, and Washington. Authorization was granted by a December final rule, following agreement between APHIS and regulatory counterparts from China. Import permits will not be issued for sand pears from China until program phytosanitary requirements are finalized, APHIS said.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Jan. 16 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.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service revised export requirements and plant lists for the following countries for Jan. 11-17:
On Jan. 16 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Jan. 16 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.