The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails Aug. 23 announcing changes to some 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 Aug. 17-23
On Aug. 23 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails Aug. 22 announcing changes to some 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 announced a public meeting Sept. 17 in Washington, DC, to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions that will be discussed at the 26th session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV), which will be in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Oct. 15-19. CCPFV is responsible for: elaborating worldwide standards and related texts for all types of processed fruits and vegetables including but not limited to canned, dried and frozen products as well as fruit and vegetable juices and nectars, FSIS said. The public may participate via teleconference by calling 1-888-858-2144, participant code 6208658.
On Aug. 22 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The U.S. Codex Office concluded a three-day colloquium on Aug. 10 for an exchange of views among delegates from the U.S. and delegates from 21 Committee on Latin America and the Caribbean (CCLAC) member countries to prepare for their participation in upcoming meetings of the Codex committees on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (CCFFV), Food Hygiene (CCFH), and Fish and Fishery Products (CCFFP), said the Food Safety and Inspection Service. The colloquium was attended by delegates from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Lucia, the U.S., and Uruguay. This is the 7th Western Hemisphere colloquium since this series began in 2008.
On Aug. 21 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails Aug. 21 announcing changes to some 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 issued emails Aug. 20 announcing changes to some 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.