date:Feb 12, 2014
Peruvian blueberries exported to the United States must undergo cold treatment in transit, said specialist Orlando Dolores Salas from Senasa's Plant Quarantine Branch.
In this regard, he pointed out that this was necessary because Peru wasn't free from the presence of the (Anastrepha spp. and Ceratitis capitata species) fruit fly. Thus, USDA-APHIS established the cold treatment in transit as mandatory.
He explained that, as science had proved, cold treatment eliminated the immature stages of t