The Department of Commerce has announced a new inspection program for imports of certain fresh tomatoes from Mexico, according to a notice in the Federal Register, an inspection program called for under the provisions of a new tomato suspension agreement the U.S. and Mexico agreed to last year.
All fresh tomato imports from Mexico will be subject to inspection except tomatoes on the vine, specialty tomatoes and grape tomatoes in retail packages of two pounds or less.
USDA will conduct the inspections and the effort will start 60 days from now.
As part of the agreement, the U.S. will not put antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of fresh tomatoes from Mexico as long as the suspension agreement remains in effect.
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