WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a notice called: Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.)) Roots From the Republic of Korea Into the United States.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 13 by Kelly Moore, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Summary: We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with importation of fresh sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas(L.)) roots from the Republic of Korea into the United States for consumption. Currently, fresh sweet potato roots are authorized into Guam and the Commonwealth of the No...