The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Sept. 19 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 imports of litchi into the continental U.S., except for Florida, it said in a final rule set for publication in the Sept. 23 Federal Register. To qualify, the litchi will have to be irradiated. If irradiated outside the U.S., the fruit must be inspected by APHIS and the Australian government. If irradiated upon arrival in the U.S., inspection by only the Australian government will be sufficient, APHIS said. In either case, the litchi must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate from Australia. The final rule is effective Oct. 23.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Sept. 18 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 on Sept. 19 said it is deregulating eight more pests at the port of entry, after the National Plant Board agreed with its proposals to change their status to non-actionable. The eight deregulated pests include (pests marked by an asterisk are still quarantine pests in Hawaii and/or territories):
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Sept. 17 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 imports of mangoes from Australia into the continental U.S. beginning on Oct. 21. To qualify, producers will have to mitigate against Cytosphaera mangiferae, and mangoes from Australia will also have to be inspected for the fungus. Imported fruit will additionally have to be irradiated to counteract the risk of fruit flies and mango seed weevil. Mangoes from Australia will only qualify if they are imported in commercial consignments and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate from the Australian government.
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The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Sept. 6-15 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.
Peaches and nectarines from California and the Pacific Northwest are now allowed entry into all Australian states, said the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. "This success comes after several years of negotiations with the Australian government at all levels," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. On July 19, Australia published import conditions for market access of peaches and nectarines from California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to all Australian states.
CBP's Newark field office outlined the recently revised form requirements under Lacey Act provisions being enforced by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (see 3081926). CBP gave a presentation on the subject at the Sept. 12 quarterly meeting in Newark. The changes, which add to language to Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Form 585 (Permit to Import Timber or Timber Products) and PPQ Form 621 (Protected Plant Permit to Engage in the Business of Importing, Exporting or Re-exporting Terrestrial Plants or Plant Products that are Protected), are meant "to make certain importers understand their obligations under the Lacey Act," the presentation said. The revised language will include information on the requirement to submit a PPQ Form 505 when importing applicable commodities, it said. The agency also offered some best practices when an importer is unsure if a form is needed, including checking with foreign governments and asking APHIS.