APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for March 4

March 5, 2014 by Brian Feito|USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes March 4 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

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Animal Product Manual: The Animal Product Manual (here), in its entirety, has been edited and updated for content and format. The Reference chapters, in particular, were significantly reorganized. Following is the format of the reorganized Reference chapters within the manual:

Chapter 3-2 Avian Products
Chapter 3-3- Bovine Products
Chapter 3-4 Camelid and Cervid Products
Chapter 3-5 Casings and Related Products
Chapter 3-6 Cosmetics
Chapter 3-7 Equine Products
Chapter 3-8 Fomites
Chapter 3-9 Gelatin
Chapter 3-10 Hides and Related By-Products
Chapter 3-11 Human Pharmaceuticals and Human Vaccines
Chapter 3-12 Insects
Chapter 3-13 Laboratory Mammals
Chapter 3-14 Milk/Milk Products
Chapter 3-15 Miscellaneous Biological Products: Micro-Organisms, Cell Cultures, Test kits, and Biosynthesized Materials (Including Vaccines)
Chapter 3-16 Ovine and Caprine Products
Chapter 3-17 Ruminant Meat and Meat Products
Chapter 3-18 Semen, Ova, and Embryos
Chapter 3-19 Swine Products
Chapter 3-20 Trophies

In addition, the individual manual chapters, previously displayed separately on the Manuals Web site, are no longer available. Exclusively use the most current and complete Animal Product Manual.

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