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

Published Nov 24, 2023

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Rosselkhoznadzor, Russia's agricultural watchdog, has banned the import of seed and planting material from the Netherlands since November 23 due to the identification of a quarantine object, bacterial spot of pumpkin crops. The ban also includes a restriction on the supply of seed material accompanied by documents confirming varietal qualities and the absence of GMOs from Enza-Zaden Operalions B.Y. laboratory. The ban was imposed due to the systematic detection of quarantine objects in seeds from the Netherlands, including pepino mosaic virus and trifloral nightshade.

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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 ...

Source: Otr-online