APHIS Releases List of Fruit and Veg Names for PGA Message Set
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service released a new list of fruit and vegetable names to use for verifying spellings in ACE filings using the agency’s PGA message set, it said Aug. 9. “The list provides genus, species, subspecies,…
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and variety names (PG05) along with corresponding common names (PG17),” APHIS said. “This list does not represent commodities that may or may not be admissible but provides the acceptable spellings for listed names and provides the corresponding Integrated Taxonomic Information Systems (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN),” the agency said. “This list is not all-encompassing; if the genus, species, subspecies, or variety does not appear on this list, use the format that appears on the associated phytosanitary certificate and commercial invoice.”