ISSUE 1117
APHIS
PREPARES RISK ASSESSMENTS ON IMPORTS, ALLOWS KOREAN PEPPERS USDA
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced in editions of last
week’s Federal Register that it has prepared risk assessments relative to
two proposed rules of interest to Florida growers. The first examines importation
of fresh Hass avocados from Peru. The second risk assessment relates to a proposal
to require imported fruits and vegetables arriving in airline passenger baggage
to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. APHIS is requesting public comment
on both by July 24. In
addition, APHIS announced that it is amending the fruits and vegetables regulations
to allow the importation into the continental United States of peppers from the
Republic of Korea under certain conditions. The
above Federal Register announcements are available to Producer Members
throught FFVA’s Resource
Library section at www.ffva.com. ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP (Members-Only articles are indicated in bold.) SENATE
PASSES IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL FFVA MEETS WITH LAWMAKERS ON DISASTER FUNDING AND FARM BILL STUART
OFFERS COMMENTS, QUESTIONS ON APHIS INSPECTION PROPOSAL SPARKS TO HEAD FLORIDA CITRUS MUTUAL SNACK PROGRAM, BLOCK GRANTS INCLUDED IN HOUSE SPENDING BILL APHIS PREPARES RISK ASSESSMENTS ON IMPORTS, ALLOWS KOREAN PEPPERS | |
