us imports development of port of entry programs
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US Imports
Development of Port of Entry
Programs
Phytosanitary Irradiation
Dr. Prakash Hebbar
Trade Director
Phytosanitary Issues Management
301-851-2228
Irradiation on Arrival
• Commodity should have market access (refer to FAVIR)
• Mitigation option (irradiation) for pests of concern regulated under 7 CFR
• If the above is not yet in place :
– NPPO of the exporting Country needs to make an official request to APHIS
– Risk Mangers will evaluate if irradiation is an option to mitigate pests of concern on the commodity
• For this presentation, I will requirements for developing a port of entry program for import of fresh produce which will be irradiated in the US.
FF&V Import Manualhttp://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/fv.pdf
• List of all Enterable Fruits
and Vegetables into US
• Condition of Entry
Treatments
• Regions of Entry
• Additional Requirements
Basic Requirements
• Framework equivalency work plan
• Operational work plan
• Commodity-specific addendum
Framework Equivalency Work Plan
• Mutual agreement between two countries stating
that each country will legally accept the other’s
system of irradiated products.
• As of 3/24/16, 13 FEWPs are signed with U.S.
trading partners (others on the way).
FEWP
First step: Irradiation Framework Equivalency Work Plans(FEWP) - by country and date of signature
Country Signature Date
Thailand January 31, 2006
India February 1, 2006
Mexico May 1, 2006
Philippines July 10, 2007
Vietnam July 10, 2007
Laos July 10, 2007
Malaysia July 10, 2007
South Africa October 29, 2008
Pakistan May 17, 2010
Peru September 17, 2012
Australia November 17, 2014
Dominican Republic June 19, 2015
Grenada March 4, 2016
An Operational Work Plan is a bilateral agreement
between APHIS and exporting country that
describes the requirements for exporting goods to
the US, including explicit responsibilities for:
• APHIS
• Exporting NPPO
• Cooperator
• Irradiation Facility
• Packinghouse
• Production Unit
Operational Work Plan
• Commodities for Export to the U.S.
• Summary of Operational
Procedures
• Safeguarding Requirements
• Facility Requirements (Treatment
and Non-Treatment-Related)
• Post-Treatment Requirements
• Monitoring
• Corrective Actions
• Program Review and Evaluation
Operational Work Plan
• Commodities for Export to
the U.S.
• Pests for Each Commodity
• Required Mitigation
• Possible Non-Target Pests
• Sampling Rates
• Decision Tables for
Interceptions of Target and
Non-Target Pests
Commodity Specific Addendum
Irradiation Facility in the U.S.
• Facility approval
• Facility certification
• Importer compliance agreement
• Importer permit
• Packaging approval
• Process configuration approval
Pre-harvest conditions (ISPM 14 and
ISPM 35) – Growers , Packinghouses
• Pre-harvest conditions Irrespective of where the
irradiation takes place must be adhered to
• Production sites registered with the NPPO
• Active monitoring and trapping for pests
• Pest detection tolerance for production sites
established
• Protocol for best practices to reduce pest risk as
mentioned in Operational Work Plan must be
adhered
Post-harvest conditions in packing houses
• Packing house requirements
– Pest Exclusionary Structures
– Registered with NPPO
• Packing house procedures
– Washing/brushing
– Grading/Sorting
– Pest-proof packaging
• Documentation
– Inspection by NPPO or cooperator
– Phytosanitary Certificate
Request for Information from Trading Partners –
Feasibility (Dr. Jeffers)
• Location of the U.S. ports of entry (POE) to be used
• Shipment volumes
• Irradiation facilities that will be used.
• The contact information for the irradiation facilities can be obtained from the link below.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/ir_facility_lis
• Conveyance and Routing information from POE to the irradiation facility
• Coordination with APHIS, CBP
• Permits and compliance agreements
• Safeguarding
