APHIS Proposes to Allow Imports of Melons With Stems Into All US
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to loosen conditions for imports of melons from Japan, it said in a notice released May 20. The agency intends to allow imports of melons with stems into the entire U.S.,…
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it said. Currently, fresh melon fruit is authorized for import only into Hawaii, and fresh cantaloupe and honeydew melons are allowed to be imported only into Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from certain Japanese regions. Comments are due July 20.