Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
07/19/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/19/2023 09:01
APHIS amends Federal Order for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4) Import Restrictions
APHIS amends Federal Order for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4) Import Restrictions
Published: Jul 19, 2023
FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION
DA-2023-07
July 14, 2023
Subject: APHIS amends Federal Order for Fusarium oxysporumf. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (FocTR4) Import Restrictions
To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials
Effective July 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending the Federal Order DA-2021-10, issued on May 21, 2021, to add Venezuela to the list of countries where Fusarium oxysporumf. sp. cubenseTropical Race 4 (FocTR4) is known to exist. The attached revised Federal Order replaces the May 21, 2021, Federal Order (DA-2021-10).
For additional information regarding this Federal Order, please contact Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist Robert M. Bishop at 970-803-0078 or [email protected].
/s/
Dr. Mark L Davidson
Deputy Administrator
Plant Protection and Quarantine
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