India sets new import requirements for 24 plant products

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) informs that as of March 1, new requirements for exporting 24 plant products to India, related to genetically modified organisms, will become valid. The rules were established by the country, through the FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India). "The export of these products must be accompanied by an official certificate, according to a model established by the Indian authority, which must be issued by the Map at the point of exit of the goods", explains the director of the Department of Plant Health and Agricultural Inputs, Carlos Goulart. All of these plant products, regardless of the degree of processing and the proposed use, must receive the referred non-GMO certification. Exporters must request the issuance of the certificate at the International Agricultural Surveillance Unit (Vigiagro) for the goods to be shipped. Only for products that have authorization for GMO cultivation in Brazil - beans (Phaseolus ...