APHIS Proposes to Loosen Import Restrictions on Chilean Plums
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to loosen import requirements for plums from Chile to allow entry of non-irradiated fruit, it said in a notice released Nov. 2. Following detection of the European grapevine moth in April…
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2021, APHIS had required irradiation for Chilean plums, and during a two-month window also allowed for entry following a methyl bromide treatment. APHIS now intends to reinstate the methyl bromide treatment option, and will also allow imports for plums grown under a systems approach to mitigation, the agency said. Comments are due Jan. 3.