Commodity PRA for Agaricus bisporus - Defra
Commodity PRA for Agaricus bisporus - Defra
Commodity PRA for Agaricus bisporus - Defra
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1.2 <strong>PRA</strong> initiation<br />
<strong>Commodity</strong> <strong>PRA</strong> <strong>for</strong> Mushrooms<br />
CSL/Warwick HRI, December 18th 2007; revised 24 February 2009<br />
CSL Registered File No. PPP 12011A<br />
Mushrooms could be considered to come under the EC Plant Health Directive<br />
(2000/29/EC) and subject to the same legislation as plants. However, the<br />
directive does not stipulate or exclude mushrooms specifically. In the Plant<br />
Health (England) Order 2005, the Plant Health (Northern Ireland) Order 2006,<br />
the Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006, the Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005<br />
(hereafter collectively referred to as the Order), the term ‘plant’ includes fungi<br />
and by implication there<strong>for</strong>e includes mushrooms. This is the reason <strong>for</strong> this<br />
commodity Pest Risk Analysis.<br />
EPPO do not have any recommendations on trade in mushrooms. However,<br />
an EPPO standard exists (PP2/20) giving guidelines on good protection<br />
practices <strong>for</strong> mushrooms (Anon., 2000).<br />
1.3 Aims of the <strong>PRA</strong><br />
This <strong>PRA</strong> aims to identify the potential risks to mushroom crops from<br />
pathogens, weed moulds and pests not present in the UK. The methodology<br />
used to undertake this was to create a list of organisms associated with A.<br />
<strong>bisporus</strong>. We then went on to determine whether or not they are already<br />
present in the UK.<br />
The risks posed to the mushroom crop by organisms that are not present in<br />
the UK are discussed.<br />
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