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U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionU.S. Customs and Border Protection are announcing that whole tomatoes and peppers imported from Canada are prohibited in personal baggage until further notice.

The Department of Agriculture prohibits the entry due to the fact that Canada imports peppers from countries known to have been effected by the False Codling Moth.

Canada also imports tomatoes from countries known to have been affected by the tomato leafminer.

Both of these pests have the potential to cause severe economic damage to American agriculture.

Sliced tomatoes or peppers entering from Canada may be imported after a Customs Agriculture inspection.

Commercial shipments must be accompanied by a certificate of origin which identifies the country of origin and the name of the greenhouse in which the products were grown.