EU may ban import of groundnut from India
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Published:
03 Aug 2009 23:14:48 PST
EU
may ban groundnut imports from India on account of the presence of aflatoxin,
a kind of fungus, according to Indian Oilseeds and Produce Export Promotion
Council (IOPEPC). During an awareness programme on quality upgradation of
exportable groundnut at Rajkot, the Council called for a need to generate
quality products in India. "Indian processors had not taken up technical
upgradation and changes in machinery to produce export quality groundnut for
a long time," said Sanjay Shah, chairman, IOPEPC.
D Tara, managing director, Gujarat
Agro Industries Corporation, informed, "An European delegation is
scheduled to visit India this September for examining the processes used by
export units. If they do not find any changes in the units, they will not
hesitate to ban groundnut import from India."
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