Russia rejects Indias rice consignment due to pest contamination
The Dollar Business Bureau | @TheDollarBiz Russia’s phytosanitary watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, has rejected a rice consignment from India after it was found that the grains were contaminated with pests. Rosselkhoznadzor said, “The Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast detected low quality and hazardous rice exported from India.” Tests revealed that the stored grains were contaminated with pests – 4 specimen per kg (meal worm-1 specimen per kg, locust leaf roller – 2 specimens per kg, ticks – 1 specimen per kg), it added. According to Russian officials, the contamination was detected in steam-treated (parboiled) rice consignment in July 2014 and the specified grain consignment is banned for import to the Russian Federation. The Russian rice market is ...
