From January 2023, the EU will tighten phytosanitary checks on Turkish citrus fruits

Published 2022년 12월 9일

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The European Commission has increased the testing of Turkish lemons and grapefruits imported into the EU for pesticides, from 10% to 30% for grapefruits and from 20% to 30% for lemons, following concerns about excess pesticides in these products. This measure, which will be enforced in early January and will be in place for six months, was necessary after data showed a significant increase in the number of shipments containing more pesticides than allowed by EU regulations.

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The European Commission has approved tighter controls on pesticides in Turkish lemons and grapefruits imported into the EU. Now, three out of every ten trucks with these products from Turkey will be tested for pesticides. This is reported by AgroExpert.md. This comes after the Spanish association Ailimpo expressed concern over the release of official data showing a significant increase this season in the number of shipments of Turkish goods containing pesticides in excess of the official limits set by EU regulations. This prompted amendments to EU Regulation 2019/1793 increasing the control percentage from 10% to 30% for grapefruits and from 20% to 30% for lemons. This measure will come into force in early January and will be valid for six months. Read also: Turkish exporters receive the highest number of notifications from the EU on exceeding pesticide residues in fruits Turkey is one of the main exporters of citrus fruits to Russia. Thus, in 2020/21, Turkey exported almost ...

Source: Eastfruit