Dear United Fresh Members,

Documents regarding the certificate protocol for Roma (plum) and red round tomatoes from Baja California (Norte) are now available from the Secretaria de Fomento Agropecuario del Gobierno del Estado de Baja California (Fomento Agropecuario).  These documents are posted on Fomento Agropecuario's web page at http://www.sefoa.gob.mx/TomateBC/tomateBC.htm.

You will note that  most of the documents are specific to the producer or grower in Mexico.  However, the "Application for Approval" document is for the importer of record, and the "Formato-Receivers" is for the receiver of the product.

These documents are also available on the United Fresh webpage dedicated to the Salmonella saintpaul Outbreak. There is a link to this special page on our home page www.unitedfresh.org

Questions regarding the protocol can be directed to:

Ing. Javier Marin

Director de Inspeccion, Sanidad e Inocuidad,

Secretario de Fomento Agropecuario del Gobierno del Estado de Baja California

jmarin@baja.gob.mxor cnunezr@baja.gob.mx

or

Belem Avendaño

Asesor del Secretario de Fomento Agropecuario del Gobierno del Estado de Baja California belem_avendano@yahoo.com

Regards,

Amy Philpott

United Fresh Produce Association