Russia: Shipment of lettuce destroyed as western flower thrip was identified

Published 2023년 5월 30일

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The Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor has prevented the import of a batch of fresh lettuce from China, weighing 0.6 tons, due to the detection of a quarantine pest for the EAEU, western flower thrips. The batch has been banned from release and will be destroyed. This is the second time since May that Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the import of lettuce from China for the same reason, with a total weight of 0.9 tons having been stopped.

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The Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor prevented the import of a batch of fresh lettuce, a quarantine pest for the EAEU was identified. According to the test protocol dated May 26, 2023, in a batch of lettuce with a total weight of 0.6 tons, a pest quarantined for the EAEU - western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande) was detected in a shipment coming from China. The Rosselkhoznadzor Administration has banned the release of products. By choice of the owner, the lettuce batch will be destroyed. It should be noted that since the beginning of May, the ...

Source: Hortidaily