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APHIS to Allow Certain Persimmon Imports from South Africa

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the public of its decision to authorize the importation into the continental U.S. of fresh persimmon fruit from the Republic of South Africa. Based on the findings of a pest risk…

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analysis, APHIS believes 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 persimmon fruit from South Africa.