Import Health Standard 
Commodity sub-class: Fresh fruit/vegetables 
 
 
Mangoes 
 (Mangifera indica ) 
from Viet Nam 
 
 
ISSUED 
 
Issuance: xx xxxx 2011 
 
 
 
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Issuance 
This import health standard for fresh mango fruit from Viet Nam has been issued pursuant to 
section 22 of the Biosecurity Act (1993). 
 
  
 
  
 Signature of Group Manager, Plant Imports & Export Group Acting pursuant to delegated Director-General authority  Date: DD Month YYYY  
 
 
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IMPORT HEALTH STANDARD: FRESH FRUIT/VEGETABLES 
 
Mango ( Mangifera indica ) from Viet Nam 
 
 
Contents 
 
Part A.  Background ................................................................................................................. 4 
Part B.  General import requirements for al l fresh fruit/vegetables for consumption..............5 
Part C.  Additional requirement s for mangoes from Viet Nam................................................5 
Part D. Phytosanitary certification...........................................................................................6 
Part E.  Regulated organisms list for fresh mangoes from Viet Nam......................................8 
 
 
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Part A.  Background 
Scope 
This import health standard describes the requirem ents to be met to enable biosecurity clearance 
to be given for fresh mango fruit ( Mangifera indica L.) for human consumption imported into 
New Zealand from Viet Nam. The commodity de scription “mango” for human consumption is 
defined as commercially-produced mango fruits with skin, flesh a nd seed, with a small portion of 
stem attached but not including leaves. 
 
Definitions 
The definitions of relevant phytosan itary terms used in this standard  are consistent with the terms 
stated in the International Standards for Ph ytosanitary Measures No.5 , produced by the 
International Plant Protection C onvention (IPPC), unless the cont ext otherwise requires or the 
definition is stated below. 
Import health standard  means a document issued pursuant to  section 22 of the Biosecurity Act 
1993 on behalf of the Director General permittin g entry to New Zealand of a specific product 
under certain conditions. MAF Import and Export Standards means the section within the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Forestry which is responsible for regulatory biosecurity functions. 
Maximum allowable prevalence  means the level of infestation th at is the threshold, above which 
phytosanitary actions based on inspection would be applied. 
Unit means one mango fruit. 
Regulated organisms  means those organisms for whic h phytosanitary actions would be 
undertaken if they were intercepted/detected. 
 
Outcome 
The agreed pre-shipment or in-transit measures  for high risk regulated organisms have been 
undertaken and the mangoes are fr ee of regulated organisms. 
 
Performance measure 
The high risk regulated organisms as in Part C  require specific risk mitigation measures.  
 
The Maximum Allowable Prevalence for visua lly detectable regulated organisms on fresh 
fruit/vegetables is as follows: At a 95% confidence  level, not more than 0.5% of the units in the 
consignment are infested (this equates to an ac ceptance level of zero units  infested by regulated 
organisms in a sample size of 600 units). 
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Equivalence 
Under section 22 of the Biosecu rity Act 1993, MAF can amend the relevant IHS by adding an 
approved equivalent measure; once that measure is proven to maintain at least the same level of 
protection assured by the measures in this IHS. Equivalence is determined by MAF in 
accordance with ISPM No.24: Guidance for the determination and recognition of equivalence of 
phytosanitary measures (2005). See the associated guidance document on how to apply for 
equivalence, if necessary. 
 
Part B.  General import requirements for all fresh fruit/vegetables 
for consumption 
The import health standard 152.02 (IHS152.02: Im portation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit and 
Vegetables into New Zealand) c ontains the phytosanitary requirements that must be met for all 
fresh fruit and vegetable commodities that are allowed to be imported into New Zealand. The 
IHS 152.02 outlines transit requirements, inspecti ons on arrival in New Zealand and actions 
undertaken upon organism interceptions. 
 The import health standard 152.02 can be found at the MAF website (http://www.biosecurity. govt.nz/files/ihs/152-02.pdf
). 
 
Part C.  Additional requirements for mangoes from Viet Nam 
Phytosanitary measures 
All mango fruit for export to New Zealand must be sourced from orchards that produce commercial mangoes under standard  cultivation, pest-control, ha rvesting and packing activities. 
During harvest, infested, infected  or damaged fruit must be di scarded prior to treatment.  
 MAF requires a mandatory pre-export treatment of mangoes for high risk regulat ed organisms, including 
economically important fruit fly species. MAF current ly approves vapour heat tr eatment at fruit pulp 
temperatures at or above 46.5 C for at least 30 minutes or
 irradiation at a minimum absorbed dose of 400 
Gy as a treatment for regulated arthropod pest s associated with mangoes from Viet Nam.   
 The application of vapour heat treatment or
 irradiation must be in accorda nce with the Official Assurance 
Programme agreed between Viet Na m’s NPPO and MAF. In addition, th e application of the irradiation 
treatment must be carried out in accordance with the Internationa l Standards for Phytosanitary Measures 
publication No.18 Guidelines for the use of irradiation as a phytosanitary measure . 
Inspection of the consignment 
Once the phytosanitary measures have been underta ken for the high risk regulated organisms, the 
Viet Nam NPPO is required to sa mple and visually inspect the consignment according to official 
procedures for all the regulated organisms specifi ed in the regulated organism list (Part E) to 
ensure it conforms with New Zeal and’s current import requirements.  
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A phytosanitary certificate should not be issued if  live regulated organism
(s) are detected, unless 
the consignment is effectively treated. If organi sms are found which are not listed in the import 
health standard, the Viet Nam NPPO  must establish their regulatory status. This list of actionable 
regulated organisms is available in MAF’s “B iosecurity Organisms Register for Imported 
Commodities” (BORIC), online at http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pests/registers/boric .  
If an organism found dur
ing export inspection by the Viet Nam NPPO is not listed in BORIC, 
the Viet Nam NPPO must contact MAF to esta blish the regulatory stat us of the organism. 
 
Part D. Phytosanitary certification 
A completed phytosanitary certificate issued by Viet Nam’s NPPO must accompany all mango 
consignments exported to New Zealand. The phytosan itary certificate must be in English and an 
original.  Bilingual certificates  are acceptable as long as Engl ish is one of the languages. 
 
Before a phytosanitary certificate is issued, Viet Nam’s NPPO must be satisfied that the 
following activities required by MAF have been undertaken. 
 The mangoes have:  (i) been inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found free 
from regulated organisms. 
 
AND 
 
(ii) undergone treatment that is effective agains t regulated arthropod pests in accordance 
with terms of the Official Assurance Programme agreed between MAF and the 
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Viet Nam. 
 
Additional declarations to the phytosanitary certificate 
If satisfied that the pre-shipment activities have been undertaken, Vi et Nam’s NPPO must 
confirm this by providing the following additional d eclarations to the phytosanitary certificate: 
 
A. For mangoes that have undergone treatment by irradiation at 400 Gy  the additional 
declarations required are: 
 
The mangoes in this consignment have:  
(i) been visually inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and 
found free from regulated plant pathogens. 
 
 AND  
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 (iii)  been produced in accordance with te rms of the Official Assurance Programme 
agreed between MAF and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
(MARD) of Viet Nam. 
 
NOTE: Full details of the irradiation trea tment, including dosage, must be 
included in the “Disinfestation and/or  Disinfection Treatment” area of the 
phytosanitary certificate or as an endorsed attachment to the phytosanitary certificate.  
 
B. For mangoes that have undergone vapour heat treatment
 the additional declarations required 
are: 
 
The mangoes in this consignment have: 
 
(i) been visually inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and 
found free from regulated organisms.  
 AND  
(iii)  been produced in accordance with te rms of the Official Assurance Programme 
agreed between MAF and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
(MARD) of Viet Nam. 
 
NOTE: Full details of the vapour heat tr eatment, including temperature and 
duration, must be included in the “Disin festation and/or Disinfection Treatment” 
area of the phytosanitary certificate or as an endorsed attachment to the phytosanitary certificate.  
 
 
 
  
Part E.   Regulated organisms list for fresh mangoes from Viet Nam 
Scientific Name Organism Type Common Name Action on 
Interception 
Aspergillus stellifer   Fungi  2 
Cytosphaera mangiferae  Fungi stem-end rot 2 
Diaporthe rudis  
(anamorph:  Phomopsis rudis ) Fungi bud blight 
2 
Dothiorella mangiferae  Fungi  2 
Gilbertella persicaria  Fungi fruit rot 2 
Penicillium fellutanum   Fungi  2 
Pestalotiopsis glandicola  Fungi  2 
Pestalotiopsis mangiferae Fungi branch dieback 2 
Phyllosticta mortoni   Fungi  2 
Aleurothrixus floccosus   Insect woolly whitefly 2a or 4 
Aonidiella citrina   Insect Californian red scale 2a or 4 
Aphis gossypii   Insect cotton aphid 2a or 4 
Bactrocera caryeae   Insect fruit fly 3 or 4 
Bactrocera correcta   Insect guava fruit fly 3 or 4 
Bactrocera cucurbitae   Insect melon fly 3 or 4 
Bactrocera diversa   Insect fruit fly 3 or 4 
Bactrocera dorsalis   Insect oriental fruit fly 3 or 4 
Bactrocera tau   Insect fruit fly 3 or 4 
Bactrocera zonata   Insect peach fruit fly 3 or 4 
Ceroplastes rubens   Insect Japanese waxen worm 2a or 4 
Chrysomphalus aonidum   Insect Florida red scale 2a or 4 
Chrysomphalus dictyospermi   Insect Spanish red scale 2a or 4 
Coccus viridis   Insect green coffee scale 2a or 4 
Lepidosaphes gloverii   Insect Glover scale 2a or 4 
Parlatoria oleae    Insect olive scale 2a or 4 
Parlatoria pergandii   Insect chaff scale 2a or 4 
Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis   Insect cashew scale 2a or 4 
Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli   Insect Cockerell's scale 2a or 4 
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona   Insect white peach scale 2a or 4 
 
 
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IHS Fresh Fruit/Vegetables. Mangifera indica  from Viet Nam  XX XXXX 2011  Actions on interception 
  
 
1 Removal of trash – organisms are associ ated with other plant parts and/or soil 
 2 Treat, resort, reship or destroy 
 2a Treat, reship or de stroy.  Suspend pathway 
 3 Reship or destroy.  Suspend pathway 
 4 No action if irradiation has been cer tified to be used as a pre-export measure 
NOTE: The suspension of the pathway could be at the production area, packhouse, 
province or country level de pending on the significance of the risk organism and 
the interception. 
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