美国芝加哥有乘客带食品入境未申报 检出六种害虫

    食品伙伴网讯   据外媒报道，7月8日在芝加哥的奥黑尔机场（O'Hare），美国海关及边境保护局（CBP）从一名印度裔乘客的随身行李中，检查出入侵性超强的害虫-谷斑皮蠹（Khapra beetle）。

    这名乘客没有申报携带的食品，包括腌制羊肉、咖哩叶、各种水果、种子、花生，以及含有害虫的大米。检疫人员从这些食物中查出了六种害虫，包括谷斑皮蠹。

    部分原文报道如下：

    Federal inspectors found some unwanted visitors in baggage at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport - the destructive Khapra beetle.

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say the agricultural pest was recently found in the belongings of two international travelers.

    Khapra beetle cast skins were found June 27 inside sealed plastic bags of rice, spices and dried hibiscus brought by a traveler from Iraq. Beetles also were discovered July 8 in baggage arriving from India.

    原文链接：<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-khapra-beetle-ohare-20150716-story.html>