An Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) risk analysis has found Mexican pomegranates and dragon fruit should be allowed into the U.S. market.
A brief on the analysis was published on the U.S. Government’s Federal Register, calling on the public to send submissions in response the results.
"We are advising the public of our decision to authorize the importation into the continental United States of fresh pitayas and pomegranates from Mexico. Based on the findings of pest risk analyses, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, we believe that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh pitayas and pomegranates from Mexico."
A brief on the analysis was published on the U.S. Government’s Federal Register, calling on the public to send submissions in response the results.
"We are advising the public of our decision to authorize the importation into the continental United States of fresh pitayas and pomegranates from Mexico. Based on the findings of pest risk analyses, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, we believe that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh pitayas and pomegranates from Mexico."
