Draft Procedure for Export of Sesame Seeds to the US

The Department of Commerce is going through a request from the Indian Oil Seeds and Produce Export Promotion Council (IOPEPC) for introduction of a procedure for export of sesame seeds to the United States.

It will be on the lines of the procedure introduced for the export of sesame seeds to European Union (EU) countries vide a DGFT notification issued in February, 2016.

The Department said in an official release that it intends to finalise the procedure for control of contamination of residues of pesticides in sesame seeds for export to the US.

It has elicited suggestions/feedback from the stakeholders and members of general public on the draft of the procedure for control of contamination of residues of pesticides in sesame seeds for export to the US.

The draft, it said, can be accessed from the internet and comments/suggestions may be sent to the Department through email at moc_epagri[at]nic[dot]in on or before August 12, 2024.