Russia: In Tatarstan, the volume of grain tested for fusarium has increased 6 times

Over 10 months of 2024, specialists from the branch of the Federal Center for Assessment of Safety and Quality of Agricultural Products in the Republic of Tatarstan, along with samples received as part of the provision of paid services for the "Content of Fusarium Grains" indicator, analyzed 5.4 thousand samples of wheat, barley, rye, and triticale grain, which is 6 times more than the number of samples examined for the same period in 2023 (892 samples). The test results showed that the presence of Fusarium grains has not been recorded over the past two years. The absence of signs of this phytopathogen in grain and its processed products is one of the mandatory indicators of its quality and safety and is regulated by the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union TR CU 021/2011 "On the safety of food products", TR CU 015/2011 "On the safety of grain", SanPiN 2.3.2.1078-01 "Hygienic requirements for the safety and nutritional value of food products", as well as GOSTs, in particular ...