date:Oct 31, 2016
The United States Department of Agricultures (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is proposing to update its regulations to allow Hass avocados from Colombia to be imported into the continental U.S.
To be eligible for import, the avocados would need to be produced under a systems approach and be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate to ensure they can be safely imported while still protecting U.S. plant health.
At the request of the Colombian government, APHIS prepa