76.3 tons of products from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan returned from Russia

14:43, 08 декабря 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Tatyana KUDRYAVTSEVA

Since early December, Rosselkhoznadzor has returned 76.3 tons of products from and . The goods were detained at Karasuk post in  region. Rosselkhoznadzor website reports.

It is noted that the goods were transported by road for sale in , , , . When carrying out quarantine phytosanitary control, it was found out that batches of fresh products from Kyrgyzstan (persimmons, apples, melons) and Kazakh onions with a total weight of 55.7 tons were transported without labeling on packages containing information on the name of the product, country of origin, exporter and (or ) re-exporter.

In addition, batches of Kyrgyz dried cherries, fresh quince and persimmon, red rice, Kazakh prunes, pomegranates, nuts, as well as Chinese mandarins and grapes weighing had no phytosanitary certificates confirming the safety of the products.

«The import of the products into was prohibited. The goods have been returned to the senders. In addition, inspectors of Rosselkhoznadzor Directorate for region with the FSB border department for the region and the customs detected two lots of fresh pears with a total weight of  imported from without a phytosanitary certificate with markings of Belgian and Dutch origin. The fruits forbidden to import were seized and destroyed at a specialized site by mechanical method,» the report said.