Measures for fresh pineapple fruit to prevent the introduction of False Codling Moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta

The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affair (MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea, notified the “Emergency phytosanitary measures on Fresh pineapple fruit to prevent the introduction of Cryptophlebia leucotreta” on 13 January 2013 (G/SPS/N/KOR/436).APQA has added distributed countries of False Codling Moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta), one of the prohibited quarantine pests of the Republic of Korea, which is based on the result of Pest Risk Analysis (PRA). To prevent introduction of False Codling Moth into the Republic of Korea, APQA prohibits fresh pineapple fruit from Eswatini and Mali. This measure will be applied to consignments shipped on and after 1 June 2025.