Georgia tightens requirements for hazelnut quality

Published 2024년 8월 20일

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Georgia has updated its Technical Regulation on Hazelnuts in response to recommendations from the European Commission's DG SANTE, following an audit in 2023. The amendments, summarized by EastFruit and Business Georgia, introduce measures to prevent and decrease aflatoxin content in hazelnuts. Business operators are now responsible for implementing these measures across production, processing, transportation, and storage processes. Additionally, samples of export nuts must be tested in an accredited laboratory following the ISO/IEC 17025 standard. The regulation applies to uncracked hazelnuts, hazelnut kernels, and processed hazelnut kernels intended for direct consumption or to be mixed with other food products.

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Taking into account the recommendations of the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) of the European Commission following an audit conducted in 2023, amendments were made to the technical regulation on hazelnuts, EastFruit reports. “Requirements for the prevention and reduction of aflatoxin content” were added to Resolution No. 185 of the Government of Georgia “On the approval of the Technical Regulation on Hazelnuts”, writes Business Georgia with reference to information from the National Food Agency. The business operator is obliged to ensure the prevention and reduction of aflatoxin content in nuts in accordance with the technical regulation. Additional requirements concern the main production and related procedures, the process of processing hazelnuts at the enterprise, transport containers and transportation of processed products to the storage site, as well as storage of products. Read also: State support for Georgian hazelnut producers extended: 20 ...

Source: Eastfruit