PERSPECTIVE: Hidden Security Dangers in the American Industrial Agriculture System
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed how the American agriculture system is fragile and completely overlooked. Keep Reading
Protecting Food from the Farm to Our Plates
An attack on our food supply—whether from intentional tampering, or due to contagious animal disease—could be dangerous to human health and could cause long-lasting economic impacts. Keep Reading
CBP Cautions Entrepreneurs in Purchasing Food Trucks, Trailers Through Overseas Online Retailers
Since the beginning of 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers in Seattle have seized several food trucks and trailers that were imported by well-meaning entrepreneurs. Keep Reading
CBP Seizes 4,200 Shipments, 2,400 Agriculture Violations through Operation Mega Flex
The seizures included counterfeit goods, illegal narcotics, fake identity documents, prohibited plant and animal products, and other items that threaten the health and safety of consumers. Keep Reading
CBP Partnership with South Texas Assets Consortium, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Yields Paid Agriculture Internships at RGV Ports of Entry
With funding provided through CBP’s Reimbursable Services Program, STAC funds a grant that allows up to 10 college students to serve as paid agriculture interns with CBP at the ports of entry that fall within the STAC area. Keep Reading
Washington State Traps First Asian Giant ‘Murder Hornet’
“This is encouraging because it means we know that the traps work,” Sven Spichiger, managing entomologist for the department said. “But it also means we have work to do.” Keep Reading
Recipients Advised to Report Unsolicited Mystery Seed Shipments
Texas residents are now among those across the nation receiving mysterious seeds delivered by mail in tiny bags marked as jewelry. U.S. Department of Agriculture officials are on alert because these seeds are unsolicited. Keep Reading
Baltimore CBP Detects First Local Discovery of Argentine Moth and Asian Gypsy Moth Egg Masses on Consecutive Days
Using DNA analysis, USDA entomologist identified the egg masses as Paracles azollae, a moth species known to occur in Argentina, and a first local reported discovery of this species. Keep Reading
CBP Memphis Seizes Plants Hidden in Teddy Bears
The bears had been shipped in two separate boxes from Mexico, and were seized because they were improperly manifested and undeclared. As a result, the concealed plants and bears were destroyed using steam sterilization. Keep Reading
CBP Valentine’s Day Prep: Are Your Flowers Pest and Disease Free?
CBP recommends to individuals bringing flower arrangements from Mexico to be aware of prohibited flowers and floral fillers that are not allowed into the United States. Keep Reading
CBP Seizes 154 Pounds of Prohibited Bologna
Bologna is a prohibited product because it is made from pork and has the potential for introducing foreign animal diseases to the U.S. pork industry. Keep Reading
Baltimore CBP Intercepts Prohibited Manure-Based Fertilizer from Mexico and Destructive Long-Horned Beetles
Spondylidinae (Cerambycidae) long-horned beetle larvae are voracious wood borers that can cause extensive damage to living trees or untreated lumber. Keep Reading
CBP Agriculture Specialists in Florida Intercept Several Highly Unusual Pests
Scarab beetles can pose a significant agriculture threat because they feed on a wide variety of important agriculture crops. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agricultural Specialists Stop and Smell the Valentine Flowers
So far this season, the top ten incoming ports have processed 974 million stems, and intercepted some 1,662 pests. Keep Reading
CBP Ag Specialists Intercept Rare Pest, a First in the Nation Discovery, in Persian Lime Shipment
According to USDA entomologists, this pest has never been found at any of the nation’s ports of entry. CBP refused entry to the shipment and the limes were returned to Mexico. Keep Reading