SCIENTISTS REJECT SOUTH AFRICA CITRUS FRUIT IMPORT BID
January 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) scientists have rejected a request by the South African government to lift import restrictions on South African citrus fruit because of infestations of Guignardia citricarpa Kiely, a fungus that causes citrus black spot disease. The European Food Safety Authority has dismissed South African arguments the fungus cannot spread in Europe because of its climate.
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EUROPEAN Union (EU) scientists have rejected a request by the South African government to lift import restrictions on South African citrus fruit because of infestations of Guignardia citricarpa Kiely, a fungus that causes citrus black spot disease. The European Food Safety Authority has dismissed South African arguments the fungus cannot spread in Europe because of its climate.
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