Brown rot in four seed potato batches in the Netherlands
Published 2024년 11월 21일
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The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has launched an investigation into the discovery of brown rot, a harmful bacterial infection, in 22 companies across seven provinces. The outbreak, linked to surface water and storms, has seen more finds this year than in previous years, primarily due to contact with contaminated surface water. The investigation aims to address the source of the contamination and prevent future outbreaks.
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The NVWA has now started an investigation into the new finds. It is already clear that 22 companies spread across seven provinces are involved in the brown rot finds. These are companies in Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, Gelderland, Flevoland, Noord-Holland and Zeeland. In all four finds, surface water is a possible source of contamination, the NVWA reports. In addition, storms that spray contaminated surface water over the plots appear to be an important source of risk. In a few cases, irrigation on adjacent plots may also be the cause. According to the NVWA, there have been more finds of the brown ...
Source: Nieuwe Oogst
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