SOP for Post Entry Quarantine Inspection - Plant quarantine India

Section-6SOPs for Postentry Quarantine InspectionPostentry Quarantine Inspection of plants plant materialand other regulated articles grown in an approved facilityDecember 2007Page 3-4 of 46.5. Postentry Quarantine tagging of plants:6.5.1. The inspection authority at the time of inspection will ensure that the plants grown under postentry quarantine should be placed with PEQ tag one on the first plant of individualspecies/variety and the second at the end plant of the same species/variety. These tags will beforwarded to the inspection authority by the PQO at the designated port at the time of provisionalrelease of plants for growing under post–entry quarantine and will be removed by the inspectionauthority, when the plants are released at the end of postentry quarantine inspection.6.6. Sample forwardal/receipt for laboratory testing ;6.6.1. The sample forwarded for laboratory testing will be appropriately packed in a thermo-cool boxwith ice pack to prevent any escape of pest, sealed and labeled. The sampling label will providedetailed information viz., Reference Number, Name of the Commodity (Species/Variety), Plantparts sampled, Field/GH or SH or PH Unit No., Sample size, Place of inspection, Date ofinspection, Name/Signature of Inspector. The samples will be collected in the presence of facilityowner/operator.6.6.2. The samples on receipt at the office of the inspection authority/PQO (with PEQ responsibility)will be entered in a PEQ inspection register (Annexure-6A). The sample will be divided intotwo portions and one will be issued to the concerned laboratory for testing and the other portionwill be held in a refrigerator or held under cold storage room to prevent spoilage by microbialcontamination for future reference until the laboratory testing is completed.38