APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) and the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the expansion of Risk-Based Sampling at Ports of Entry (RBS POE) program to include new varieties of lettuce arriving at select U.S. ports of entry starting the week of March 31, 2025.

This expansion includes Head Lettuce, Romaine, Butterhead, Red/Green Leaf, and Other Lettuce originating in Mexico arriving to the US via the Southern Border, conveyed via truck.

Read the full announcement here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAAPHIS/bulletins/3d8aa8f

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