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7.1.2 Agriculture sector news
Turkey in the year to August accounted for 87% of European Union rejections of fruit and vegetables for active substances not authorised in the bloc or for surpassing maximum residue limits (MRLs).
The figure was taken from the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).
Most of the substances detected are due to the presence of methyl chlorpyrifos or chlorpyrifos.
There were 481 detections in fruit and vegetables during the first eight months of the year; 417 of which were from Turkey and 49 from Egypt. Citrus imports had the highest rejection up to August, as 203 of the 481 shipments intercepted were citrus shipments, i.e. 42% of the total.
Following repeated complaints about the health warnings detected by the RASFF, the European Commission increased the frequency of checks on Turkish fruit and vegetable imports last November. The frequency of controls carried out on oranges, mandarins, clementines, wilking mandarins and similar citrus and lemon hybrids, as well as on peppers and pomegranates from Turkey, increased to 20%. The frequency of controls was not increased on grapefruits.
Turkish agricultural exports to the EU pay a 20% tariff to enter the EU.
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