APHIS Clarifies Irradiation Treatment Procedures for Mangoes Imported From India
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending its regulations to clarify irradiation treatment procedures for mangoes imported from India (here). The agency had previously amended its regulations to provide that mangoes treated with irradiation in the U.S. may be inspected by the Indian government in India, and then APHIS at the U.S. port of entry, instead of undergoing joint inspection in India prior to shipment. APHIS’s final rule makes a technical correction to the amended regulations to remove references to joint preclearance inspections the agency says should have been removed.
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(Federal Register 07/14/16)