USDA allows interstate move of 7 Hawaiian fruits to U.S. mainland

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will amend its regulations to allow, under certain conditions, the interstate movement of commercial shipments of mangosteen, dragon fruit, melon, cowpea pods, breadfruit, jackfruit and fresh moringa pods from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland.

To ensure that plant pests do not enter the U.S. mainland through these fruit shipments, the fruit must undergo irradiation treatment. In addition, the fruit must meet other inspection and treatment requirements specific to the commodity and its pest risk, the USDA said. 

Source: American Shipper