APHIS Allows Imports of Fresh Mangoes From Vietnam

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will allow imports of fresh mangoes from Vietnam into the continental U.S., it said in a final rule. Importation will be subject to conditions, including orchard or packinghouse requirements, irradiation treatment and port of entry inspection, APHIS said. The mangoes must also be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate from the Vietnamese government with an additional declaration that the fruit is free of certain pests. The final rule takes effect Dec. 29.