WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a notice called: Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Globe Artichoke From Sardinia, Italy Into the United States.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 3 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 the importation of fresh, immature flower buds of globe artichoke ( Cynara cardunculus, also known as spiny artichoke) from Sardinia, Italy into the United States. Based on the analysis, we have determined that the application of one or more designated phytosan...