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Food health: Bad potato seeds, companies prosecuted for using Rhodamine B
19-12-2018
MP Wael Abu Faoor disclosed that some agricultural mafias and traders are trying to tarnish Lebanese potato by marketing bad seeds. Abu Faoor was speaking following a meeting on December 14 with a delegation of potato growers from Rashaya. One of the main fears raised by the farmers is the introduction in large amounts of (Class A) potato seeds that carry agricultural diseases and which could lead to a decline in production and deterioration of the soil, especially after exhausting the limited quantities of the good quality (Class E) potato seeds. In a related development, agriculture minister, Ghazi Zeiater, met on December 15 with a delegation of Bekaa potato farmers, which included representatives of the Syndicate of Potato Growers in Beqaa and the Cooperative Society of Potato Growers in Akkar. The meeting discussed the importation of crop seeds from Europe, particularly Class E, following a drop in its cultivation due to climate change. The delegation demanded special permission to import the sector’s needs from Class A seeds. On the other hand, the ministry of agriculture on December 17 referred 7 institutions to the public prosecution to take the necessary measures against dealers distributing the prohibited Rhodamine B found in foods, particularly in pickles. The violating firms are, Yahya Abbas firm in Daraya (Shuf), Siblani in Mraijeh (Baabda), Hadaik Ghadaq in Anjar (Zahleh), Conserves Chtaura in Makse (Zahleh), Riachi in Zalqa (Matn area), Ghosn in Khiyam (Marjey3oon) and Mantoujat al Dai’a in Kfar Aqqa (Koora). (Al Diyar, An Nahar, L’Orient Le Jour, December 16, 18, 19, 2018)
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