New regulations against the fruit fly pest in mango imported from ACP countries
8 March 2019. Press Release ColeACP. The European Union is in the process of overhauling its plant health regulations. In December 2019 , the new EU plant health regulation will become fully operational. In the meantime, the existing rules are being enforced more rigorously and special measures have already been introduced for a number of imported crops where there have been high numbers of notifications due to quarantine pests. The new EU plant health rules focus in particular on crops that are a known pathway into the EU of serious pests that could damage EU agriculture or the environment. One of these serious pests is the non-European fruit fly (Tephritidae) . In recent years there have been consistently high numbers of interceptions due to the presence of this pest in mango imported from ACP countries, and this has resulted in a decision to introduce special measures to tackle the problem. The new Directive will require action from producers, exporters and the National Pl...