The Spanish Citrus Committee (CGC) requires the European Union to investigate the extent of non-compliance with the cold treatment of oranges from South Africa

Published Sep 8, 2022

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A recent situation has arisen regarding the import of oranges from South Africa to Europe, with the Citrus Management Committee (CGC) in Europe and the South African Citrus Growers Association (CGA) involved in a dispute over compliance with cold treatment to prevent contamination by the 'False moth'. The controversy started in late July and early August, when 2,000 containers of South African oranges were held in European ports due to not complying with the required cold treatment. The CGC claims that these non-compliances were systematically carried out by South African exporters, who were aware of the necessary regulations but failed to adhere to them. The situation has led the CGC to call for an investigation and the enforcement of community regulations to safeguard the European citrus industry. The issue highlights concerns about the temperature control of orange pulp and the use of thermal probes in containers, with the CGC asserting that the majority of containers from South Africa do not meet the necessary standards for cold treatment.

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The exporters of the southern country promoted a "premeditated" action to seek chaos in European ports with 2,000 containers that they knew would be paralyzed because they had not undergone the cold treatment against the 'False moth' For weeks these imports have entered with certificates issued by the South African authorities, in non-approved containers that only set the ambient temperature and not that of the orange pulp, which is where the larvae are. The Citrus Management Committee (CGC) demands from the European Commission (EC) an investigation into the scope of non-compliances registered in European imports of oranges from South Africa regarding the cold treatment approved to mitigate the risk of contagion by 'False moth'. The association of the main private citrus exporters in Spain denies – as the South African Citrus Growers Association (CGA) maintained – that the European authorities did not inform those of that country in sufficient time about the entry into force of ...

Source: Castilla