The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Nov. 1 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 amending its import regulations on prevention of bovine spongiform encephalopathy to harmonize U.S. requirements with current international standards, in an as-yet-unpublished final rule posted to the APHIS website Nov. 1. The final rule establishes a system for classifying regions based on risk of BSE, which is commonly known as mad cow disease, and sets conditions on importation based on the risk level. The classification system is derived from the system used by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The final rule largely adopts changes proposed in March 2012 (see 12031313), and will take effect 90 days after its publication in the Federal Register.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Oct. 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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Oct. 30 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 Oct. 29 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 Oct. 28 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 Oct. 25 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 Oct. 24 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 will allow the cold treatment of imported fruits and vegetables upon arrival at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., it said in a final rule to be published in the Oct. 24 Federal Register. APHIS said adequate barriers exist at the port that would prevent the introduction of pests in the U.S. should they escape from a shipment of fruits or vegetables before undergoing cold treatment. Although most imported fruits and vegetables that require cold treatment have it done while in transit to the U.S., APHIS also allows treatment at agency-approved cold treatment facilities in either the country of origin or after arrival in the U.S., it said. Approval of cold treatment at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport takes effect Nov. 25.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Oct. 21 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.