The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the public of its decision to authorize the importation into the continental U.S. of fresh edible flowers of izote, immature inflorescences of pacaya, immature inflorescences of chufle, and fresh leaves of chipilin from El Salvador. Based on the findings of four pest risk analyses, APHIS believes that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of these products from El Salvador.
APHIS' Plant Protection and Quarantine group states that the ePermits and FAVIR (Fruits and Vegetables Import Requirements) systems will not be available on Friday July 22, 2011 between 9:00 pm-12:00 am Central Time due to National Information Technology Center (NITC) scheduled maintenance on the servers. Message available by emailing documents@brokerpower.com
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a final rule, effective July 22, 2011, which amends its regulations to relieve certain restrictions regarding the movement of fresh Hass variety avocados. Specifically, APHIS is amending its foreign quarantine regulations to remove trapping requirements for Mediterranean fruit fly for Hass avocados imported from the State of Michoacán, Mexico, requirements for treatment or origin from an area free of Mediterranean fruit fly for Hass avocados imported from Peru, and requirements for trapping or origin from an area free of South American fruit fly for Hass avocados imported from Peru.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has updated the following PPQ electronic manuals as of July 21, 2011 (since July 14, 2011):
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a proposed rule to amend the regulations governing the importation of animals and animal products by recognizing 25 Member States of the European Union as the APHIS-defined EU poultry trade region and adding it to the list of regions APHIS considers to be free of Newcastle disease. APHIS also determined that the region meets the requirements for being considered free of highly pathogenic avian influenza. In addition, APHIS proposes to establish requirements governing the importation of live birds and poultry, including hatching eggs, and poultry meat and products from the APHIS-defined European Union poultry trade region, and to update avian disease terms and definitions. Comments are due by September 19, 2011.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a Federal Order under which non-commercial shipments of rice from countries where the Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) is found will be prohibited. The Federal Order will be effective on July 30, 2011. The Federal Order is available by emailing documents@brokerpower.com.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a Federal Order under which commercial shipments of rice from countries where the Khapra beetle is found will be allowed entry into the U.S. only if accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate or reexport certificate with an Additional Declaration stating: “The shipment was inspected and found free of Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium.)” A Phytosanitary Certificate or reexport certificate with the same additional declaration will also be required for commercial shipments of rice that originate in a country that has Khapra beetle and that makes entry into any other country that then reexports the shipment to the U.S. The Federal Order will be effective on July 30, 2011.
On June 20, 2011, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat announced the opening of the 2011 member consultation period on draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs), including the approved treatments for Wood Packaging Material in ISPM 15.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced the following recent updates in its Animal Export Regulations History:
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