Chili peppersMOSCOW, Apr 16Rospotrebnadzor has decided to lift restrictions on the import of peppers, pomegranates, grapes, grapefruits and oranges from Turkey into Russia, according to the agency's website. lifting restrictions on the import of peppers, pomegranates, grapes, oranges and grapefruits produced in the Republic of Turkey into Russia,” the report says. necessary to eliminate previously detected violations, clarified in the department. Thanks to the ongoing work, it was possible to achieve increased control over the content of pesticides both from the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and from manufacturers and exporters of products, emphasized in Rospotrebnadzor .»The basis for the decision to lift restrictions was the results of an on-site inspection of the centers for the production and export of fruits and vegetables, during which Rospotrebnadzor specialists took product samples for laboratory research. Based on the results of the analysis of samples, no excesses of the maximum permissible levels of harmful substances were found,» the ministry explained.The export duty on wheat will increase to $110.7 The lifting of restrictions will provide access for safe fruits and vegetables to the Russian market, will serve to expand the range of high-quality fruits and vegetables on Russian shelves, Rospotrebnadzor noted. Last year, territorial bodies and organizations of Rospotrebnadzor carried out control, supervision and monitoring activities in relation to fruit and vegetable products from different countries, within which products containing residual amounts of pesticides, including those that have not passed state registration, have been identified, and for which hygienic standards have not been established. In this regard, Rospotrebnadzor has strengthened sanitary and quarantine control and control over fruits and vegetables and suspended the import of unsafe products into Russia, including lemons, tangerines, peppers, grapes, and pomegranates from some producers from Turkey.
Russia will fulfill all food export obligations, the Foreign Ministry said
