Slovakia destroys Ukrainian grain, it is so polluted that it is not even used for animals

Published May 15, 2023

Tridge summary

The article expresses concerns about the quality of wheat imports from Ukraine, with particular focus on durum and soft wheat, due to the effects of over a year of war in the country. It mentions that several European countries, including Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia, have halted imports of Ukrainian grain and food products due to the discovery of a banned plant protection product and poor quality. The article emphasizes the need for controls and testing of imported food products for contaminants and highlights Italy's customs controls and laboratory facilities for checking food products.

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Original content

For over four months we have been expressing doubts about the wholesomeness of the wheat arriving in Italy from the Ukraine. We are referring not only to durum wheat, which is used for the production of pasta but also to soft wheat which is used in the confectionery industry and - especially in central and northern Italy - for the preparation of bread. On January 8th we took up an article from the blog DURO DI SICILIA, where without beating about the bush they said how things were: “Ukrainian durum wheat of poor quality has arrived and continues to arrive in Europe. Enjoy your meal…". Many European countries have closed to imports of Ukrainian wheat, also due to the poor quality of the wheat that comes from a country polluted by a year and four months of war. On this topic we went back to hearing from Mario Pagliaro, who works as a chemist at the Cnr in order to have a broader overview of a situation that continues to be previous. Pagliaro, many readers ask us about the type of ...

Source: Inuovivespri