Egyptian Agricultural Export Council imposes inspection of all containers of Egyptian citrus to EU until end of season
Following the decision of the European Union to increase the inspection samples of Egyptian citrus from 20% to 30%, due to the detection of chlorpyrifos ethy1 in citrus shipments from Egypt, Egyptian exporters met urgently to address the situation.
Muhammed Shaker, one of the citrus grower-exporters who participated in the meeting, said, "The use of this pesticide is prohibited in
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