APHIS Proposes to End Port Restrictions on Imports of South African Citrus

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to remove port of entry restrictions on imports of citrus fruits from South Africa, it said in a notice. Currently, imports of grapefruit, lemons, mandarin oranges, sweet oranges, tangelos and Satsuma mandarins must be imported through the ports of Newark; Philadelphia; Wilmington, Del.; or Houston. APHIS now intends to lift those restrictions, after finding the cold treatment facilities at those ports are not necessary to keep out pests. Comments are due June 1.