The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation, under certain conditions, of sweet oranges and grapefruit from Chile into the continental United States.

Based on the evidence in a recent pest risk analysis, APHIS believes these articles can be safely imported from all provinces of Chile, provided certain conditions are met.

Notice of this proposal was published in the Aug. 28 Federal Register. Consideration will be given to comments received on or before Oct. 27.

 

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