Spain denounced the scandalous data of European pest interceptions in October in citrus fruits from South Africa and Argentina
Spain
Published Nov 9, 2022
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LA UNIÓ Llauradora has denounced that the European interceptions of citrus pests imported into the EU with harmful organisms have been scandalous this past October, with 35 rejections, of which 30 come from South Africa and Argentina. Brazil also has two rejections due to pests and Zimbabwe, Honduras and Vietnam 1 each. Argentina accumulated a total of 16 interceptions during October, all of them Phyllosctita citricarpa, the fungus that causes the dreaded Citrus Black Spot disease, and South Africa 14, 13 of them Phyllosctita citricarpa and 1 Thaumatotibia leucotreta. It is the month so far this year with the highest detection of pests in the EU.
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It should be noted that the European Commission approved in June the cold treatment for oranges from countries where Thaumatotibia leucotreta ('False moth') is declared, including South Africa, and precisely in October a case was detected in oranges from that country, which calls into question the operation of European pest treatment or interceptions. Carles Peris, general secretary of LA UNIÓ, indicates that "either the cold treatment is not being carried out or it is being done wrong, but these data are for the European Commission to take measures because they are very serious". REQUESTS THE AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION OF IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES THAT CANNOT GUARANTEE PHYTOSANITARY SECURITY South Africa began the bulk of its exports in September and suspended orange exports from its areas with pests such as Black Spot, although not from free areas. LA UNIÓ calls for an increase in demands and controls at source, since detections by this fungus are skyrocketing. Despite suspending ...
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