E6—Uncaster Fanning, Saturday, June 7,1980
Fumigation rule changes proposed
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture has proposed
rule changes under the U.S.
Grain Standards Act to stop
the practice of fumigating
insect-infested grain aboard
ship, according to a USDA
official.
Leland E. Bartelt, ad
ministrator of USDA’s
Federal Gram Inspection
Service, said currently if.
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for insect infected grain
during the loading process,
inspectors find the gram is
infested with insects—the
gram already aboard is
fumigated for 12 hours.
“However, research has
shown that this 12-hour
fumigation treatment is not
always effective in
destroying all life stages of
the insect,” Bartelt said.
“Even more important, it is
dangerous for grain in
spectors to enter fumigated
lawn are the same ones that
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liming, fertilizing
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a crabgrass invasion.
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Bartelt said that under the
proposal, if insect infested
gram is loaded aboard ships,
other than bulk dry cargo
earners, the elevator could
either choose to receive a
certificate stating that the
grain is infested or unload
the grain from the ship and
fumigate it ashore.
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adopted, would affect grain
tjiat is found to be infested
with insects during loading
onto lakers, ‘tween deckers,
oceangoing barges and
tankers.
Fumigation of insect
infested gram would still be
permitted on bulk cargo
ships after the loading is
completed. Research has
shown that fumigation after
loading on bulk dry cargo
ships is safe and effective,
Bartelt said.
Research is being con
ducted on the feasibility of
treating insect infested grain
after loading is completed on'
ships other than bulk dry
cargo earners. If the
research shows that
treatment after loading is
effective and safe, FGIS
would propose extending this
practice to other classes of
ships, Bartelt said.
Comments on the proposal
should be sent to the
Issuance and Coordination
Staff, FGIS, USDA,
Auditor’s Bldg., room 1127,
Washington, D.C., 20250.
Telephone: (202) 447-3910.
Notice of the proposal
requesting comments was
published in the Federal
Register May 15.
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