Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Import Manual 1 - Phytosanitary ...

Procedures
Bananas (Musa spp.) from Africa
Bananas (Musa spp.) from Africa
Due to recent reports of expanded distribution of Bactrocera invadens in
various countries in Africa, take the following action described in Table 2-24:
Table 2-24 Procedures for Inspecting Banana fruit from Africa
If the fruit is from:
Passenger
baggage
Commercial
consignments
And originated
from: Then:
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Congo
Cote d’Ivoire
Ghana
Guinea
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
Algeria
Egypt
Morroco
Tunisia
PROHIBIT ENTRY
Banana consignments must be
accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate
(PC) with an Additional Declaration (AD)
stating either of the following:
"The bananas in this consignment originate
from an area recognized as free of
Bactrocera invadens."
OR
"The bananas in this consignment have
been produced in accordance with an
APHIS approved systems approach and
have been inspected and found free of all
life stages of Bactrocera invadens."
1. SELECT and cut 300 units from 60 boxes
2. INSPECT the cut fruit for internal feeders
3. INSPECT the remaining fruit for external
feeders
4. SUBMIT pest interceptions using
established procedures for cargo
5. RELEASE if no pests are found
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