EU: Tomato, new anti ToBRFV regulations and controls on all seeds from China

Published 2021년 11월 10일

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The European Union has passed new regulations to combat the Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), which affects tomatoes and peppers, from spreading through increased phytosanitary analyzes on propagation material from non-EU countries, especially China and Israel. In case of infection detection, eradication procedures including the destruction of infested plots and sanitization of equipment and operators are required. Additionally, seed checks have been intensified with mandatory analyzes for certain countries, as the virus can spread through plant-to-plant contact and seeds. ToBRFV has been reported in various countries, including Italy, where it has caused significant crop damage in Sicily.

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The new European legislation provides for new eradication methods and mandatory phytosanitary analyzes on all Chinese propagation material, on half of that arriving from Israel and on part of that coming from other countries. The European Union raises its guard against ToBRFV, the Tomato brown rugose fruit virus, which attacks mainly tomatoes and peppers, causing damage to fruits and vegetative parts of the plants. to reduce the risk of spreading the virus, rules concerning the methods of eradication in the event of the presence of the disease and phytosanitary controls on the propagation material entering from non-EU countries. In the event that the presence of infected plants is detected, in any state of the European Union, the eradication procedures must be activated. In detail, a delimited area is identified that includes only the production site, in case there are physical barriers such as in a greenhouse, or the production site and a buffer zone of 30 meters, if there are no ...

Source: Agronotizie