A batch of Turkish pears did not reach the consumer in the Russian Federation, as they were not allowed into the country at the Belarusian-Russian border.
The event took place in the Smolensk region. From there, 20 tons of these fruits were returned to Belarus.
The press service of Rosselkhoznadzor cites the fact that the pears in question were infected with brown moniliosis rot as the reason for this.
The import of this product into the territory of the Russian Federation was prohibited by the Department's Office for the Bryansk, Smolensk and Kaluga Regions following the results of the inspection.
It is noted that Turkish pears (a batch weighing about 20 tons) arrived from Belarus and were heading to the recipient in Smolensk.
The product was issued a phytosanitary certificate from the Belarusian National Plant Quarantine Service.
However, during the inspection of the products, employees of the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration discovered a pathogen of a quarantine plant disease in the fruits.
Further examinations showed that the pears were infected with brown moniliosis rot.
In order to prevent the spread of a dangerous quarantine pest in the Russian Federation, all contaminated products were returned to the senders, Rosselkhoznadzor noted.
