The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to allow importation of fresh mangoes from Vietnam into the continental U.S., it said (here). As conditions of importation, Vietnamese mangoes would be subject to orchard requirements, irradiation treatment and port of entry inspection. The fruit would also be required to be imported in commercial consignments and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization of Vietnam with a declaration that the consignment was inspected and found free of certain pests. Comments on the proposal are due Oct. 3.
On Aug. 2 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Aug. 2 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.
The Agricultural Marketing Service is taking several non-agricultural substances off the list of non-organic substances that may be used in organic handling, it said. The agency’s final rule (here), which implements changes to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances recommended by the National Organic Standards Board, removes exemptions for the following substances: egg white lysozyme, cyclohexylamine, diethylaminoethanol, octadecylamine and tetrasodium pyrophosphate. The final rule takes effect Sept. 12.
On Aug. 1 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Agricultural Marketing Service is amending minimum quality and handling standards for imported and domestic peanuts marketed in the U.S., in a final rule (here). Adopted based on a recommendation by the Peanut Standards Board, the changes include revisions to minimum quality, positive lot identification, and reporting and recordkeeping requirements. The final rule, which takes effect Aug. 31, also "makes numerous other changes to better reflect current industry practices and revises outdated language," AMS said.
On July 28 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes July 27 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 July 27 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
On July 26 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports: