The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails July 3 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.
On July 3-4 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
On July 2 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Food Safety and Inspection Service said it will launch a new approach later this summer to its testing to protect the public from exposure to harmful levels of chemical residues in meat, poultry, and egg products. The change will allow it to test for more chemical compounds from each sample, making it easier to identify and evaluate illegal drug residues more effectively and efficiently, it said. It said the new method also will conserve resources and provide useful and reliable results.
On June 29 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Food Safety and Inspection Service reports that the Codex Executive Committee met in Rome July 26-29, and took the following actions:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails June 29 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.
On June 28 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 June 23-29:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails June 28 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.