On Aug. 17 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
On Aug. 16 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Aug. 15 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables and flowers.
On Aug. 15 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
On Aug. 12 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Department of Agriculture clarified its policies on how federal law applies to industrial hemp, in a notice issued Aug. 12 (here). Developed “in consultation with” the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Food and Drug Administration, USDA’s “Statement of Principles on Industrial Hemp” says that recent legislation “did not eliminate the requirement under the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act that the importation of viable cannabis seeds must be carried out by persons registered with the DEA to do so.” The statement also clarifies that “any USDA phytosanitary requirements that normally would apply to the importation of plant material will apply to the importation of industrial hemp seed.”
On Aug. 11 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to allow imports of orchids from South Korea of the genera phalaenopsis and cymbidium, as long as they are imported in an approved growing medium, it said (here). Imported Korean orchids would also be subject to growing, inspection and certification requirements. Comments are due Oct. 11.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Aug. 10 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables and flowers.
On Aug. 10 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports: