APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of sugar apple and atemoya fruit from Lebanon

The Government of Lebanon has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of sugar apple (Annona squamosa) and atemoya (Annona × atemoya) for consumption into the United States. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with the commodity.

APHIS shares draft pest risk assessments to determine whether stakeholders have information that might lead us to revise the draft assessment before we identify pest mitigations and proceed with the commodity import approval process. 

The draft pest risk assessment for sugar apple and atemoya will be available for review and comment until June 20, 2022. To view the assessment or submit comments, go to https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant-health/risk-assessment-consultation.