USDA to allow guava fruit imports from Mexico
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will begin issuing permits to allow the importation of Mexican fresh guava fruit into the United States.
To qualify for importation, the agency said guavas must be irradiated with a minimum absorbed dose of 400 gray. Each shipment must also be inspected by Mexico’s national plant protection organization for pests and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate that documents the irradiation treatment.
For more information, access the Oct. 14 Federal Register notice: edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-24334.htm.
USDA to allow guava fruit imports from Mexico
