Zucchini with nitrates from Turkey were not allowed into Ukraine

Published Apr 16, 2024

Tridge summary

In a recent action to ensure consumer safety, the Southern Interregional Head Office of the State Production and Consumer Service in Ukraine detained and destroyed 850 kg of zucchini imported from Turkey. The produce was found to exceed the permissible levels of nitrates as set by the Ukrainian DSanPiN standards. This measure was part of the state's control efforts to prevent contaminated food products from entering the Ukrainian market.
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Original content

This is stated in the notification of the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection. "During the implementation of state control measures, specialists of the Southern Interregional Head Office of the State Production and Consumer Service at the border discovered and detained a batch of zucchini from Turkey, which did not meet the requirements of DSanPiN "Maximum Permissible Levels of Certain Pollutants in Food Products" in terms of actual nitrate content," the message says . It is noted that in the presence of a ...

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