In the July 18, 2014, Federal Register, USDA proposed amending its fruits and vegetables regulations to allow importation of fresh apples from China. Apples imported from parts of China where the Oriental fruit fly is known to exist would be subject to additional importation requirements. Comments are due September 16, 2014.

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