The import of a batch of French flour into the territory of the Russian Federation is prohibited

Published 2022년 9월 27일

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The Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor in the Pskov region has banned the import of 2 tons of wheat flour from France due to a lack of laboratory testing for GMOs. The flour was en route to a Moscow region recipient when it was found to fail the Customs Union's food safety requirements. France is a major producer of wheat flour, ranking second in Europe and 13th globally, with Spain, Great Britain, and Ireland being its primary export markets. France also offers various certificates to explain the practices used by millers, such as the CRC mark, which promotes biodiversity-friendly farming, and the ARVALIS NF V30-001 certificate, which stands for sustainable agriculture.
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In the Pskov region, the Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import of flour that did not pass laboratory tests for the presence of GMOs in it At the Ubylinka checkpoint located on the Russian-Latvian border in the Pskov region, the state inspector of the North-Western Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import of 2 tons of wheat flour from France, according to the website of the North-Western Interregional Directorate of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance. The cargo followed by road to the address of the recipient, registered in the Moscow region. In the course of monitoring the quality and safety of grain and products of its processing, an official of the department found that the flour does not meet the requirements of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union "On Food Safety". In the test reports to the declaration of conformity, there was no information on laboratory tests for the indicator - GMOs. According to ...
Source: Agroxxi

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