Spain: AVA sees the European Union's decision to apply the cold treatment only to oranges as insufficient
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Spain
Published Feb 2, 2022
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The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-Asaja) considers the European Union's decision to apply the cold treatment only to oranges from continental Africa, Madagascar, Mauritania, Cape Verde, Santa Elena, and Reunion, in addition to warning that it is "an insult to Spain" by not including tangerines, grapefruit, and lemons.
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VALENCIA, Feb. 1 (EUROPA PRESS) - The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-Asaja) considers the decision of the European Union to apply the cold treatment only to oranges from continental Africa, Madagascar, Mauritania, Cape Verde, Saint Helena and Reunion insufficient, in addition to warning that it is of "an insult to Spain" by not including tangerines, grapefruit and lemons. Specifically, the qualified majority of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed has agreed to modify the community plant import requirements to shield member states against the entry into European territory of the moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta (orange moth) . AVA, in a statement, acknowledges that it is a step forward achieved by the work of the Valencian citrus sector, with the support of the Government and the Generalitat, but stresses that it is "totally insufficient to guarantee the health safety of citrus fruits in the European Union" . In his opinion, this "half-measure" is ...
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