531) IPPC Observatory launches survey on E-commerce

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to invite IPPC official contact points to complete the IPPC Observatory …

532) 2018 Annual Meeting of the IPPC Secretariat Held in Rome Italy

The 2018 annual meeting of the IPPC Secretariat was held on 18 January at the FAO HQs in Rome, Italy, …

533) Core Activities / Trade facilitation / Sea Containers / Container Cleanliness Industry Advisory Group (CCIAG)

Background Recognizing that industry involvement in the SCTF was essential, the Friends of the Chair at CPM-16 (2022) suggested that …

534) The FAO Council endorses the establishment of an International Day of Plant Health

Rome, 2 December 2020 - As the international community continues to observe the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH), the …

535) First UK finding of Plasmopara halstedii

Outdoor plot of cv Galilee Adami where 120,000 seeds were sown on a plot of 5 ha. Germination was stated …

536) APHIS Expands the Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantine Area in California

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (https://www.pestalerts.org).

537) Commission / Standards Committee (SC) / Technical panels (TPs) / Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS)

538) Tomato brown rugose fruit virus

An outbreak of ToBRFV in a tomato glasshouse production facility in the Yorkshire & Humberside region of the UK. Eradication …

539) Advancing with international standards on plant health: The November 2019 IPPC Standards Committee (SC) meeting

15 November 2019, Rome – The 34th meeting of the IPPC Standards Committee (SC) took place from 11 to 15 …

540) Now available: Translations of ISPMs and CPM Recommendation adopted by CPM-18

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant-health community that the four International Standards for …