Proposed Revision to Requirements: Importation of Fresh Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.)) from the Philippines and Thailand

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Proposed Revision to Requirements: Importation of Fresh Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.)) from the Philippines and Thailand

We are advising the public we have prepared risk assessments (PRAs) and risk management documents (RMDs) relative to the importation of fresh pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.)) fruit from the Philippines and Thailand into the United States for consumption. Currently, fresh pineapple fruit from the Philippines is permitted into Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the North Atlantic region of the United States. Pineapple fruit from Thailand is allowed importation into all of the United States (except Hawaii) ports of entry with an irradiation treatment. However, the national plant protection organizations of the Philippines and Thailand have asked APHIS for expanded authorization to import all varieties of fresh pineapple into all United States ports. Additionally, Thailand has requested authorization regarding the importation of fresh pineapple fruit without the irradiation treatment. APHIS has prepared PRAs that evaluate the plant pest and noxious weed risk associated with the importation of fresh pineapple fruit from the Philippines and Thailand into the United States, and RMDs that propose mitigations to address these risks. We are making the PRAs and RMDs available to the public for review and comment.

Posted

Jun 10, 2026

Comment period

Jun 10, 2026 – Aug 11, 2026

Agency

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

FR Doc

2026-11636

Topics

• Agricultural Trade
• Biosecurity & Agroterrorism
• Food Safety & Nutrition