Employees of Rosselkhoznadzor in Russia identified quarantine pests in batches of peppers and plums from Uzbekistan

Published Jul 3, 2023

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Illegal attempts to import contaminated products from Uzbekistan, including fresh pepper and plums, into the Orenburg region in Russia have been intercepted. Quarantine pests, the South American tomato moth and the eastern codling moth, were found in the imported products. The import of the products was prohibited, and the responsible individuals were held accountable under Russian administrative law.

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Illegal attempts to import contaminated products from Uzbekistan have been stopped. On June 25 and 26, 2023, officials of the Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the Orenburg region in the temporary storage warehouse "Service-Product" during the quarantine phytosanitary control of a batch of fresh pepper (15.9 tons) originating from Uzbekistan identified a quarantine pest that is absent in the territory of the Eurasian Economic union - the South American tomato moth (Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) and batches of plums (10.7 tons) also originating from Uzbekistan, a quarantine pest was identified, which is limitedly distributed in the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union - the eastern codling moth (Grapholita molesta Busck.). The presence of quarantine objects was confirmed by a laboratory examination conducted by specialists from the Orenburg Reference Center of Rosselkhoznadzor. In accordance with the requirements of the quarantine legislation of the Russian Federation, the import of ...

Source: Agroxxi