APHIS Again Allows Imports of Bell Peppers From Spain
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will allow imports of fresh bell peppers to resume, after prohibiting them in December 2022 based on the detections of the Mediterranean fruit fly, APHIS said in an amended federal order issued Jan.…
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19. “Effective immediately,” bell peppers (Capsicum annuum) may be imported from Spain “under the import requirements currently listed in the Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR) database” as well as “corrective actions” listed in the amended federal order, including reinforcing and strengthening Spanish greenhouses and inspections following severe weather. APHIS said tears in the plastic of Spanish greenhouses allowed the pests to contaminate the shipments and caused the detections that led to the ban.