2861) Dr. John Hedley launches the Biosecurity Information Facility Portal.

The Biosecurity Information Facility Portal (http://bif.lrd.spc.int/) was officially launched on 9 August 2017 by John Hedley, Principal Advisor, New Zealand. …

2862) First report of Citrus bark cracking viroid (CBCVd) on hops (Humulus lupulus)

An unknown and aggressive disease was observed in 2007 in hop gardens in Slovenia. The disease spread extremely rapidly and …

2863) CPM Bureau November meeting report now posted

The latest Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau meeting report is published at this location:

2864) First report of Citrus bark cracking viroid (CBCVd) on hops (Humulus lupulus)

An unknown and aggressive disease was observed in 2007 in hop gardens in Slovenia. The disease spread extremely rapidly and …

2865) New IPPC draft standards progressing for consultation

The Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) met from 16 to 20 May at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. Mr Nico …

2866) The CPM Financial Committee Meeting Held in Italy

The CPM Financial Committee (FC) meeting was held on 3 October 2016 in Rome, Italy. The meeting was chaired by …

2867) Side event on Trade and Facilitation and ePhyto organized CPM-12 in Incheon Republic of Korea

Over 100 participants attended the CPM-12 side session on ePhyto.

2868) Amazon and eBay hosted ads for banned invasive species Guardian News)

Amazon and eBay appear to have openly broken the law by hosting listings to ship banned invasive species to the …

2869) The report of the 2017 Standards Committee Working Group SC-7) meeting Rome 15-19 May 2017) has now been posted

The report of the 2017 Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) meeting (Rome, 15 - 19 May, 2017) has now been …

2870) PLANT HEALTH PROTECTION ACT 2020

This New legislation repeals the Plant Control ACT of 1981,and is An ACT to make provision for the prevention, introduction …