Japan tolerates new monitoring method Tuta absoluta

Tholen - The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has published a new overview of companies and inspection locations that are permitted for the export of fruit vegetables to Japan. This concerns strawberry, pepper and two pepper growers. Tomatoes have also made a comeback, according to inquiries from the NVWA. One tomato company currently has an export permit. Tomato growers were unable to export to Japan for some time. At the beginning of 2022, the Quality Control Agency announced that "experiences and further research have shown that tomato cultivation companies that use pheromone confusion in addition to the mandatory monitoring with pheromone traps do not meet the conditions set by Japan." Tomato back A list was also published on October 16. Compared to that list, two locations of a pepper grower have disappeared. Tomato grower Twinburg was already on that list. When asked, the NVWA stated that 'tomatoes have been exported to Japan in recent months'. Export ...