Posted July 21, 2014
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing an amendment to the fruits and vegetables regulations that allow the importation of fresh apples (Malus pumila) from China into the continental United States.
Apples from areas in China in which Oriental fruit fly is known to exist could be imported into the continental United States if the apples are treated with fumigation plus refrigeration. All apples from China would also be required to submit a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that all conditions for the importation of the apples have been met and that the consignment of apples has been inspected and found free of quarantine pests.
Comments will be accepted until September 16, 2014.
The Federal Register is available here.
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