Russia intercepts Chinese tomato shipment carrying quarantine pest
On January 8, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance specialists in Russia's Trans-Baikal region identified a quarantine pest in a 5-ton shipment of fresh tomatoes imported from China. The culprit was the Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), a significant threat to agricultural ecosystems and product health.
The Inspection Body of the Trans-Baikal
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