The quality of export products is confirmed by only a few laboratories in Ukraine

Published 2021년 11월 15일

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Ukrainian farms are increasing their direct exports of various crops, and to meet quality standards, they need to have an international sample protocol for each batch. This service is only available from a few Ukrainian laboratories, including the 'Institute of Plant Health'. Exporters also need to ensure low residual amounts of pesticides, mycotoxins, and heavy metals. Some farms even grow crops to order for pharmaceutical companies. The Institute of Plant Health conducts quality and safety testing at Ukrainian prices.

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More and more farms are exporting products directly, as they say, "from the field abroad." Today, Ukrainian millet, legumes, corn, some cereals and niche crops are in demand on the international market. Serhiy Salnikov, a researcher at the Institute of Plant Health, said this, noting that in order to confirm the quality indicators to foreign buyers, it is necessary to have a Protocol of the international sample for a batch of products. According to him, this document can be provided in Ukraine only by a few laboratories accredited in accordance with DSTU ISO / IEC 17025 "General requirements for the competence of testing laboratories", including the "Institute of Plant Health". "When preparing a batch of any product, grain, apple or vegetable for export, in addition to quality indicators, it is necessary to study the residual amounts of pesticides, mycotoxins and heavy metals. After all, in compliance with the standards for these indicators, the price of products increases many ...

Source: Agroconf