Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import of seed and planting material from the Netherlands into the Russian Federation

Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the import of seed and planting material from the Netherlands into the Russian Federation since November 23, Interfax reports. In addition, a restriction has been introduced on the supply of seed material accompanied by documents confirming varietal, sowing qualities and the absence of GMOs, issued by the Enza-Zaden Operalions B.Y. laboratory. until confirmation of the competence, methods and research results of this laboratory based on the results of an audit by Rosselkhoznadzor. These measures were taken in connection with the identification of a quarantine object for Russia and the EAEU member countries - bacterial spot of pumpkin crops. As Rosselkhoznadzor clarifies, over the past year, the detection of quarantine objects in seeds coming from the Netherlands has become systematic. Pepino mosaic virus, bacterial spot of pumpkin crops, artemisia ragweed, and trifloral nightshade were found in the products. For this reason, there are currently bans on ...