Spain: Murcia introduces phytosanitary controls on imported lemons

The regional government has presented the results of the analyses carried out on lemons imported from third countries at the Citrus Roundtable, which met this week to analyse the evolution of the sector. This year, the presence of phytosanitary products has also begun to be analysed to confirm that products not authorised in the European Union have not been used. “In the Region of Murcia we have taken a further step to protect regional citrus producers and, in addition to the analyses to detect diseases that were being carried out, those on the use of phytosanitary products have been added,” said the Minister of Water, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Sara Rubira. Specifically, during the import campaign that runs from June to September, 24 samples have been analysed, representing nearly 70,000 kilos of lemon processed in the Region's warehouses. All the results obtained are within the authorised limits and are products suitable for consumption. However, a product that has ...