Russia returned to Belarus 9 tons of tomatoes with quarantine pest

Published 2021년 9월 15일

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Inspectors from the Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor in Bryansk, Smolensk, and Kaluga regions have stopped the import of 9 tons of tomatoes from Belarus, intended for Moscow. Despite a phytosanitary certificate confirming the safety of the cargo, the vegetables were found to contain the quarantine pest, Western flower thrips. The samples were confirmed to contain the pest in an entomological examination at the Smolensk branch of the FSBI "Bryansk MVL". The infected tomatoes have been returned to Belarus.

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Employees of the Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor in the Bryansk, Smolensk and Kaluga regions have banned the import of 9 tons of tomatoes coming from Belarus. The vegetables were intended for the recipient from Moscow. According to the documents and labeling, the specified cargo from the Mogilev region enterprise was accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, which confirmed its phytosanitary safety. The document was issued by the Belarusian plant quarantine service. However, as a result of the inspection, Rosselkhoznadzor inspectors detected a quarantine pest in the products - Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande). This was also confirmed by entomological ...

Source: RUAgronews