date:Jun 11, 2021
La Unio de Llauradors said that the rejections of Turkish and Egyptian fruit and vegetable shipments, due to pesticide residues or banned substances in the EU, continued on the rise. So far this year, a total of 166 from both countries have been rejected (94 from Turkey and 30 from Egypt). La Unio urged community authorities to carry out rigorous audits and special surveillance plans.
According to the European RASFF health alerts, a total of 72 shipments from Turkey - especially coming through