The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes June 5 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 June 3 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 Bureau of Industry and Security published a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations based off edits from the multilateral Australia Group, which maintains export controls on a list of chemicals, biological agents and related equipment and technology. The rule becomes effective June 5. It changes various Export Control Classification Numbers to reflect Australia Group (AG) plenary changes to the list of Biological Agents for Export Control. The ECCNs edited in the rule are:
The discovery of genetically engineered (GE) wheat in Oregon could put as much as $500 million in Oregon wheat exports in danger, and federal agencies should ensure the Department of Agriculture’s investigation into the GE wheat does not damage U.S. trading relationships, Oregon’s Democratic Senator, Ron Wyden, said in a May 30 letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced discovery of the GE wheat May 29, after being notified of its presence by an Oregon State University scientist. No GE wheat varieties are approved for sale, or in commercial production, in the U.S. The variety APHIS found indicates the presence of the same specific variety that agriculture biotech company Monsanto was authorized to field test in 16 states from 1998 to 2005, APHIS said (here). After the announcement about the GE wheat, the European Union said it will test all U.S. wheat imports. Japan also cancelled an order for U.S. wheat.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes May 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 May 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 May 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 is reopening the comment period until June 12 on its proposals to allow imports of avocados (here) and apricots (here) from Spain to the continental U.S. APHIS issued the avocado and apricot proposals in January (see 13012924 and 13012926, respectively). Comments were originally due April 1, but APHIS said it will also accept comments submitted between the close and reopening of the comment period (i.e., between April 2 through May 28).
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The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes May 23 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.