Taiwan Increases Inspections of US Blueberries, Onions

Taiwan will increase inspections of imports of U.S. fresh blueberries and onions this year, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service report released Jan. 15. Both will be subject to a “heightened 20 to 50 percent import inspection rate before quarantine clearance,” the USDA said. As part of the change, Taiwan removed U.S. lettuce from the increased inspection list. The changes took effect Jan. 1 and last until Dec. 31.