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The Rosselkhoznadzor Administration in the Leningrad region has prohibited the import of over 23 tons of German malt from Latvia due to non-compliance with Customs Union Technical Regulations on food safety. The malt, intended for the Pskov brewery, was found to lack necessary test reports for GMOs and nitrosamines, which are crucial to ensure food safety. Nitrosamines are carcinogenic compounds that can be formed during the malting process and cooking.
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In the Leningrad region, officials of the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration banned the import of German malt, which was coming from Latvia In the Leningrad region, on the Russian-Estonian section of the state border of the Russian Federation at the Ivangorod checkpoint, an official of the North-Western Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import of more than 23 tons of barley and wheat malt. Imported German quarantine products followed by road from Latvia to the address of the Pskov brewery. During the documentary control, the state inspector found that the test reports for the declarations of conformity do not contain information on laboratory tests for the presence of GMOs and the carcinogen nitrosamine in the malt. Thus, it was found that the batches of barley and wheat malt do not comply with the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union “On food safety. The import of 23 tons of malt into the territory of the Russian Federation is prohibited. For reference ...
Source: Agroxxi
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