The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing changes to its regulations on veterinary biological products under the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act to simplify labeling provisions. The proposed rule would replace the current four “indications statements” that vary based on a product’s effectiveness with a single statement saying the product is has been proven effective for vaccinating against a given disease. It would also require licensees to provide efficacy and safety data to APHIS for posting to the agency’s website.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes April 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.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to allow imports of fresh mangoes from Jamaica to the continental United States. Under the proposal, Jamaican mangoes would have to be produced in ways that mitigate the risk of fruit flies, soft scale insects, and diseases. They would also have to be inspected before exportation from Jamaica, imported in commercial consignments, and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Jamaican government. Comments on the proposed rule are due by June 16.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes April 9 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 announced changes April 8 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 proposed the removal of import restrictions on Unshu oranges from Japan, it said in a notice. "We propose to remove requirements for the fruit to be grown in specified canker-free export areas with buffer zones and for joint inspection in the groves and packinghouses" by Japan and APHIS, it said. "We would also clarify that surface sterilization of the fruit must be conducted in accordance with our regulations" and require that each shipment be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate saying that the fruit was given the required surface sterilization, it said. The proposed changes would be consistent with domestic regulations for the interstate movement of citrus fruit from areas quarantined because of citrus canker, said APHIS. Comments are due June 9.
The Animal and Plant Health is updating its regulations on permits for importation and interstate movement of plant and plant products, in a final rule that takes effect May 12. The final rule places permit regulations into a single section of the import quarantine regulations that would apply permit application, approval, and revocation procedures to a wide variety of plants and plant products regulated under 7 CFR 319. The new permit requirements would also apply to importation of honeybees and honeybee semen, and noxious weeds.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes April 7 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 has taken a step toward allowing imports of avocados from all of Mexico, finding in a recent draft risk assessment that expansion of the approved export area beyond the state of Michoacan is not likely to increase the risk of pest introduction. The risk assessment is now available for comment until May 7. APHIS will then begin a consultation process with the government of Mexico.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes April 2 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.