Azerbaijan suspends imports of pepper and kiwi from Iran

Published 2023년 5월 23일

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Azerbaijan's Food Security Agency has temporarily halted the import of peppers and kiwis from Iran due to the discovery of quarantine pests in several shipments. The agency has reached out to Iran's National Plant Protection Organization for further investigation. The restriction affects nine Iranian and eight Azerbaijani companies. The agency's action is part of wider efforts to prevent the spread of harmful organisms and protect public health.

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A temporary restriction has been introduced on the import of pepper and kiwi from Iran to Azerbaijan. This was reported to Zerkalo.az by the Food Security Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (APBA). It was noted that according to the results of the examination, quarantine pests were found in 19 batches of pepper and 34 batches of kiwi fruit imported into the country by Iranian companies - brown wrinkle virus and mulberry scale insect, respectively. APBA reports that the entity sent notifications to the National Plant Protection Organization of Iran in connection with the identified cases, and it was asked to investigate the discrepancies and report the results. Along with this, pests were also re-identified in pepper samples imported from Iran by Azerbaijani importing companies. See also: Greenhouses on 240 hectares built in a year in the Iranian province of Hamedan In connection with the revealed circumstances, from ...

Source: Eastfruit