APHIS Invites Comments on IPPC Standards and Documents

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) announced that the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has opened consultation on draft standards, specifications, and documents.

Several draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, draft phytosanitary treatments, draft diagnostic protocols, a draft specification, and a draft Recommendation from the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures are available for consultation.

For the full list of available drafts, deadlines for commenting, and instructions for submitting comments, visit the APHIS website. Questions about IPPC consultation should be directed to Dr. Marina Zlotina, PPQ’s IPPC Technical Director.