The Phytosanitary Inspection of the Republika Srpska, as part of the regular inspection of shipments in foreign trade, banned the import of a shipment of oranges of 20,756 kilograms originating from Greece.
According to the Inspectorate of the Republika Srpska, the import was banned due to the increased content of pesticides, and it was ordered to return the disputed shipment to the sender or destroy it under the supervision of the competent inspector.
“It is important to note that consignments from which samples are taken for analysis are prohibited from being placed on the market, distributed or processed until the inspector’s decision is made in accordance with the results of laboratory testing of samples, there is no risk that the product was available on the market “, said the RS Inspectorate.