The European Commission positively assessed the system of state control of hazelnut quality in Georgia
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Published Mar 1, 2024
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The European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) has given a positive assessment of Georgia's system for monitoring aflatoxin levels in hazelnuts. The audit, carried out in late 2023, involved the National Food Agency providing information about state-controlled procedures. An action plan was approved based on the audit's recommendations. This approval will streamline the export of Georgian hazelnuts to the European market, eliminating additional procedures and delays.
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Representatives of the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission (DG SANTE) conducted an audit of the state system for monitoring the content of aflatoxins in Georgian hazelnuts in September-October 2023, reports Business Georgia with reference to the press service of the National Food Agency. The agency provided the European Commission auditors with relevant documentation and information about the procedures carried out under state control. Read also: Aflatoxins remain a serious problem for Georgian hazelnut exports A group of specialists from the National Food Agency, based on the recommendations of auditors, developed and presented an action plan, which was approved by representatives of the directorate. As a result, the ...
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