The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a pest risk analysis to evaluate the risks of importing fresh pineapples from Indonesia to the United States. The analysis found that implementing specific phytosanitary measures would effectively mitigate the risk of introducing plant pests or noxious weeds through these imports. APHIS is inviting public feedback on the pest risk analysis and related documents, which can be accessed through the Regulations.gov website. Comments will be accepted until February 28, 2025, after which APHIS will announce its decision on whether to permit the importation of the pineapples.
Simple Explanation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to make sure that bringing pineapples from Indonesia is safe and won't bring any bugs that might harm plants here. They've checked it out and think if they follow some special rules, it will be okay. They want to know what people think about this plan and are asking for ideas until the end of February 2025.