NY/NJ CBP Intercepts Khapra Beetle in Rice from Pakistan
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Port of New York/Newark have found khapra beetle larvae inside a shipment of rice arriving from Pakistan. CBP issued an Emergency Action Notification to the importer. Due to the physical status…
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of the commodity and the packing material used for the importation (double-bagged in burlap and plastic) re-exportation or destruction were the only available options. This is the second occurrence of the khapra beetle being found at the Port of NY/NJ in a shipment of rice in the last month.