The governments of Swaziland, China and Brazil have asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of various commodities for consumption into the continental United States. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that lists potential pests likely to remain on the commodity upon importation if no mitigations are applied.
These risk assessments include citrus, pomegranates and jujube.
APHIS shares draft pest risk assessments to determine whether stakeholders have information that might lead us to revise the draft assessment before we identify pest mitigations and proceed with official rulemaking.
The draft pest risk assessments will be available for review and comment for 30 days. To view the assessments or submit comments, go to http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant-health/risk-assessment-consultation
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