Russia refuses Chinese vegetables
Russia
Saturday 20 July 2013
FJ
Russia refuses the importation of Chinese vegetables lot infected by an insect.
Chinese vegetables infected with insects
In the Primorye region, which borders with China, Rosselkhoznadzor (sanitary control agency) found a lot of vegetables coming from China that were infected. By an insect, the "Californian flower thrips," tiny insect that attacks plants, fruits and vegetables, of which he reduced the returns. It can also carry viruses and dangerous pathogenic agents.
The lot included salads, onions, radishes, tomatoes, carrots and potatoes for a total volume of 23 tonnes.
source : english pravda ru