APHIS Proposes to Allow Imports of Fresh Peppers From Peru and Ecuador
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to allow imports of fresh peppers from Peru (here) and Ecuador (here). Under the proposed rule for Peru, common chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), aji pepper (Capsicum baccatum L.), habanero chili (Capsicum chinense Jacq.), Thai pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.), and rocoto (Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.) would be allowed into the continental U.S. and its territories (Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands). For Ecuador, the common bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), locoto pepper (Capsicum baccatum L.), habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense Jacq.), tabasco pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.), and manzano pepper (Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.) would be allowed into the entire United States. Peppers from both countries would be subject to conditions including fruit fly trapping, pre-harvest inspections, production sites, and packinghouse procedures designed to exclude quarantine pests. Comments on both proposed rules are due June 23.
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(Federal Register 04/24/15)