We are proposing to amend
the regulations concerning the
importation of fruits and vegetables to
allow the importation of fresh bananas
from the Philippines into the
continental United States. As a
condition of entry, the bananas would
have to be produced in accordance with
a systems approach that would include
requirements for importation of
commercial consignments, monitoring
of fruit flies to establish low-prevalence
places of production, harvesting only of
hard green bananas, and inspection for
quarantine pests by the national plant
protection organization of the
Philippines. The bananas would also
have to be accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate with an
additional declaration stating that they
were grown, packed, and inspected and
found to be free of quarantine pests in
accordance with the proposed
requirements. This action would allow
the importation of bananas from the
Philippines while continuing to protect
against the introduction of plant pests
into the United States.
Importation of Fresh Bananas from the Philippines into the Continental United States
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Comments
Submitter: Gaskalla, Richard Posted: 06/06/2012 ID: APHIS-2011-0028-0010
Jun 15,2012 11:59 PM ET
Submitter: Cooper, Michael Posted: 06/15/2012 ID: APHIS-2011-0028-0012
Jun 15,2012 11:59 PM ET
Submitter: Dillingham, Matthew Posted: 04/17/2012 ID: APHIS-2011-0028-0005
Jun 15,2012 11:59 PM ET
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