Phytosanitary
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Since 2016, theFood Safety Network(FSN), a partnership betweenUSDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service(FAS), theU.S. Agency for International Development(USAID), and theU.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA), has provided developing countries with the tools and training to reach international...
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This Resources highlights onion diseases such as: Botrytis brown stain Sclerotium bulb and stem rot Bacterial Soft Rot Slippery Skin and Sour Skin Xanthomonas leaf blight Mildew Black Mold Blue Mold Rot Smudge (Anthracnose) Downy Mildew
- Unsafe food threatens public health and undermines food security at local, regional and global levels. The benefits of extensive development activities targeting food insecurity are drained away when food products are contaminated. Microbial and chemical contaminants are of particular concern, as...
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Parent page Adopted Standards (ISPMs)
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The phytosanitary legislation are basic laws granting legal authority to a national plant protection organization (NPPO) from which phytosanitary regulations may be drafted (ISPM5 Glossary of phytosanitary terms). The establishment of a phytosanitary system therefore presupposes the existence of...
- This guideline describes procedures established by the Animal and Plant Health and Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine (APHIS-PPQ) to petition the Agency for official recognition of state-level plant pest regulations and associated actions. This program contributes to the...