Crackdown on imports of Egyptian oranges into the EU

게시됨 2023년 6월 8일

Tridge 요약

The article highlights the increased scrutiny of citrus fruit and dried fruit imports into the European Union due to concerns about compliance with health and safety standards. This scrutiny includes increased physical checks on oranges from Egypt and Turkey, as well as peanuts from Egypt, due to high rates of non-compliance with contamination limits for pesticide residues and aflatoxins, respectively. Additionally, the article notes changes in the entry requirements for peppers from the Dominican Republic and import restrictions on other products from Gambia, India, South Korea, Mexico, Pakistan, and Turkey. The EU's action reflects its efforts to ensure the safety and quality of food imports into the bloc.

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원본 콘텐츠

A few months ago we analyzed the world of African citrus fruits, thanks to Alessandro Cecchinato, collaborator of the Venetian company Dal Bello Sife. An exploit of the Egyptian Valencia oranges had emerged in the European markets, especially in the Italian ones (read more on the article), thanks to the production calendar, so much so that Egypt has increased its surfaces in recent years, to become a reliable player at international. The only doubt among continental operators is whether the production and phytosanitary parameters are as stringent as those imposed on European farmers. Probably also for this reason, the EU has increased the physical checks on the product imported from Egypt by 30%, finding a high rate of non-compliance regarding contamination by pesticide residues in consignments of oranges and peppers of that origin. But under the press there is also dried fruit; in fact, the frequency of checks on shipments of peanuts from Egypt has increased to 30% as a result of ...

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