Brazilian Plywood Advisory

Building Official Technical Advisory 2022-1revised

The APA Product Advisory Group conducted a series of tests on imported plywood products from Brazil bearing the PS-1 stamp and concluded the plywood did not comply with the standards for structural grade in the US.

For more detail, see attached Building Official Technical Advisory 2022-1revised.

Contractors, architects, engineers, lumber suppliers, and the general public should closely monitor this developing situation.

If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Derek Applegate, Building Official, City of Venice at (941) 882-7451 or via email at dapplegate@venicefl.gov.