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

Procedures
Inspection Procedures for Light Brown Apple Moth Host Material
Table 2-38 Sampling Rates
If the number
of containers
in the
inspectional
unit is:
1
2–4
5
6–9
10–13
14–17
18–21
22–25
26–29
30–33
34–37
38–41
42–45
46–49
Then
sample this
many
containers:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
And draw
this many
trays 1 for the
sample:
30
50
100
130
160
190
220
250
280
310
340
370
400
430
If the number
of containers
in the
inspectional
unit is:
50–53
54–57
58–61
62–65
66–69
70–73
74–77
78–81
82–85
86–89
90–93
94–97
98–101
Then
sample this
many
containers:
1 If kiwis are being shipped in bins rather than trays, then dump and inspect one bin per container.
Selecting the Sample
Select the sample uniformly among the containers being sampled.
And draw
this many
trays* for the
sample:
Inspecting the Sample
Look for LBAM and for hitchhikers that are at large in the consignment and
associated packaging material. One pest of concern is Nysius huttoni, a wheat
bug that is a serious pest of wheat.
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15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
460
490
520
550
580
610
640
670
700
730
760
790
820
EXAMPLE A consignment of New Zealand kiwi arrives at the port of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. The consignment consists of 10,400 trays of kiwi in 5
containers. The inspectional unit is 5 containers which means that you will
need to draw 100 trays of fruits from 3 containers. Drawing the sample
equally from the 3 containers would mean that you sample 33 trays from 2
containers and 34 trays from 2 containers to equal 100 trays.