The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Aug. 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.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to allow importation of fresh mangoes from Vietnam into the continental U.S., it said (here). As conditions of importation, Vietnamese mangoes would be subject to orchard requirements, irradiation treatment and port of entry inspection. The fruit would also be required to be imported in commercial consignments and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization of Vietnam with a declaration that the consignment was inspected and found free of certain pests. Comments on the proposal are due Oct. 3.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes July 27 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 July 19-21 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.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes July 15-18 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 intends to allow imports of fresh star apple fruit from Vietnam into the continental U.S., it said in a notice (here). The agency conducted a pest risk analysis of potential risks associated with importing the fruit, and found imposing certain conditions on importation adequately mitigates these risks, it said. APHIS is accepting public comments until Sept. 19, after which it will announce its final decision.
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The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes July 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 amend its regulations on importation of animals and animal products to remove import restrictions on sheep and goats related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The agency’s proposed rule would remove BSE-related restrictions on imports of live sheep and goats, including through regulations that would allow for importation of live sheep and goats from anywhere in the world, as well as sheep and goat products including meat, byproducts and germ plasm. The proposal would also impose new BSE-related restrictions on importation of certain ruminants held in zoological facilities and certain wild ruminants, i.e., other than domesticated bovines, sheet and goats. Comments on the proposed rule are due Sept. 16.