Stricter import requirements for balsam pear from Honduras, Mexico and Thailand

Published Jun 2, 2022

Tridge summary

The European Commission has published Regulation 2022/853 to implement stricter import requirements for sopropo (Balsam pear) from Honduras, Mexico, and Thailand to prevent the pest Thrips palmi from entering Europe. The regulation requires sopropo to be imported only from pest-free areas or fully protected cultivation sites. It can also be imported from sites with specific cultivation, processing, and inspection measures. However, these requirements will not apply to sopropo imports from Sri Lanka, as the current measures are deemed sufficient.

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Original content

The European Commission is introducing stricter phytosanitary import requirements for sopropo (Momordica charantia L.), also called balsam pear, from Honduras, Mexico and Thailand to keep European territory free of the insect Thrips palmi Karny. To this end, Regulation 2022/853 was published on Wednesday in the Official Journal of the European Union, which states that sopropo must be imported from an area free of the pest or from a cultivation site that is fully physically protected, or from a cultivation site where various measures are relating to cultivation, processing and inspection. According to the regulation, scientific advice issued in December by the European Food Safety Authority ...

Source: AGF