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 1-3 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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to allow imports of Phalaenopsis orchids in approved growing media from China into the continental U.S., it said (here). Imports would be subject to the general conditions for importing plants for planting authorized for importation into the U.S. in approved growing media, said APHIS. Comments on the proposal are due July 31.
The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices for June 1 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):
The U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council released on May 28 its annual work plans for 2015 (here). Areas on the agenda for regulatory alignment include energy efficiency standards, implementation of international standards for treatment of wood packaging materials (and withdrawal of a current exemption for Canada), and recognition of Canada’s food safety system. Highlights are as follows:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes May 26 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.
Agencies with a hand in regulating trade issued their plans for upcoming regulatory actions in the Spring 2015 Unified Agenda (here). Among the rules planned by the agencies are FDA’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program, a proposed overhaul of Food Safety and Inspection Service nutrition labeling, changes to Fish and Wildlife Service import regulations, and new product safety standards on recreational off-road vehicles and extension cords.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes May 20 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 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.
On May 15 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports: