A quarantine organism was brought into Ukraine with a cargo of lettuce

Published 2022년 1월 27일

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On January 20, 2022, Ukraine received 9,152 tons of contaminated Iceberg lettuce from Egypt, which was found to contain the western flower thrips, a quarantine organism not naturally present in Ukraine. The discovery was made by the Department of Phytosanitary Safety and Phytosanitary Measures at the Border of the Main Department of the State Food and Consumer Service in Kyiv region. The contaminated shipment has been returned, and a report has been filed with the exporting country.

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A salad with western flower thrips was brought to Ukraine from Egypt. The quarantine organism, which is of limited distribution on the territory of Ukraine, was found by specialists of the State Food and Consumer Service. This was reported by the press service of the department. "Department of Phytosanitary Safety and Phytosanitary Measures at the Border of the Main Department of the State Food and Consumer Service in Kyiv region reports violations of phytosanitary requirements of Ukraine when importing fresh Iceberg lettuce weighing 9,152 tons, received from Egypt on January 20, 2022 and in which an entomological quarantine organism was found, which is of limited distribution on the territory of Ukraine - the western flower thrips (Frankliniella ...

Source: Kurkul