Exports to EU
The Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service reports that the European Commission has approved two genetically-engineered corn crops and renewed authorizations for one GE corn crop and one GE cotton crop, all of which will remain valid for ten years. These actions apply to food and feed for import and processing but do not cover cultivation. FAS notes that these products will be subject to the EU’s strict labeling and traceability rules.
Soursop from Mexico
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced that imports of fresh soursop fruit (also known as guanabana) from Mexico into the continental U.S. may be authorized beginning Oct. 29. Such imports will be subject to designated phytosanitary measures.
Poultry from Japan
APHIS has imposed the following restrictions on importations from the Japanese prefectures of Niigata (effective Oct. 26) and Shimane (effective Oct. 31) based on determinations that highly-pathogenic avian influenza exists in domestic birds in these areas.
- Imports of unprocessed avian products and byproducts and certain fresh poultry products originating from or transiting these areas are prohibited.
- Imports of poultry, commercial birds, ratites, and hatching eggs originating from or transiting these areas are prohibited.
- Processed avian products and byproducts originating from or transiting these areas, imported as cargo, must be accompanied by an APHIS import permit and/or government certification confirming that the products were treated according to APHIS requirements.
- Importation as cargo of fresh, unprocessed shell/table eggs and other egg products, void of the shell (i.e., liquid eggs, dried egg whites), originating from or transiting these areas is prohibited unless the products are consigned from the port of arrival directly to an APHIS-approved breaking and pasteurization facility. An import permit and/or certificate is not required for these shipments when consigned directly to an APHIS-approved establishment.
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