Ukraine: Quarantine weed was found in the imported cargo in Odesa

In Odesa, state phytosanitary inspectors discovered a quarantined, limitedly distributed harmful organism on the territory of Ukraine - Aleppo sorghum (humay) in a shipment of fennel seeds. This was reported in the State Production and Consumer Service. The cargo weighing 0.5 tons, which was imported from Egypt, was discovered during the phytosanitary control at SFC No. 12 in the Odesa region. The infected cargo was detained, appropriate phytosanitary measures are applied to it. In order to prevent similar cases, a notification will be sent to the exporting country - Egypt, about the non-compliance of the cargo with the phytosanitary requirements of Ukraine. We ...