The import of mangoes from Grenada into the US was permitted in 1987 but interception of mango seed weevil in the early 2000s led to a suspension of imports. The Grenada Ministry of Agriculture recently requested that USDA-APHIS allow the resumption of export of Grenada mangoes...
On February 9, 2023, Scientific Reports published on line an article of Cory Penca, Andrea L. Beam and Woodward D. Bailey of the USDA-APHIS-PPQ-S&T Treatment and Inspection Methods Laboratory in Miami, Florida, USA. The article is an important contribution towards the development of more generic...
Mexico Business News reported on January 6, 2023 that the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) would be working on a project to convert the former Mediterranean Fruit Fly Facility, located in Metapa de Dominguez, Chiapas, into a food irradiation plant. This facility...