Oct 5, 2015

Mexican tomato plantlets final rule published

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published a final rule in the Federal Register which amends the regulations governing the importation of tomato plantlets from Mexico in approved growing media into greenhouses in the continental United States. The rule protects against the introduction of plant pests and allows growers to use the imported plantlets to produce tomato fruit for commercial sale within the United States.

This final rule is effective Nov. 2, 2015.

For specific information about this rule, refer to the docket online.