APHIS Proposes to Allow Imports of Mangoes From Vietnam

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.