The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Jan. 3 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 Foreign Agricultural Service amended the availability of credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation's Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal year 2013, for Turkey (here).
On Jan. 3 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Food Safety and Inspection Service revised export requirements and plant lists for the following countries for Dec. 28 - Jan. 3:
On Jan. 1-2 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
On Dec. 31 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Dec. 31 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 set the 2013 rates it will charge meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and exporters for providing voluntary, overtime, and holiday inspection and identification, certification, and laboratory services. These rates will begin on Jan. 13, 2013, FSIS said. 2013 FSIS rates will be as follows:
The Agricultural Marketing Service is amending the voluntary U.S. Standards for Grades of Eggplant to allow mixed colors and/or types of eggplant, when designated as a mixed or specialty pack, in the U.S. Fancy and No. 1 grades. AMS is also removing the “Unclassified” category from the standards. The changes are effective Feb. 4.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service will hold a public meeting Jan. 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Washington, D.C. to get input on agenda items and draft U.S. positions that will be discussed at the 20th session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems. The Codex Committee will meet Feb. 18-22 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Participation by teleconference is available by calling 1-888-858-2144, participant code 6208658.