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Nuts Containing Poisonous Substances Were Exported to European States from Georgia

April 1, 2010

Nuts with poisonous substances were discovered in the European markets which were imported from Georgia.

Head of the Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection Service Maia Metreveli, said that throughout 2009, AlfaToxin was discovered in the nuts exported to the European markets from Georgia in four cases.

She said that this substance appears in the nut when it is not dry enough. According to Metreveli, AlfaToxin is a very dangerous substance and a high percentage of it in the food might cause mortality among children.

Maia Metreveli said that before the similar incident last year, Georgia was considered to be the provider of the high-quality and most secure nuts in Europe. However, after similar incidents, the trust to Georgia went down and Europe will make its control on Georgian nuts stricter. Metreveli said that in order to avoid similar incidents, their service will increase control on the export of goods.

The representatives of the service doubt that the low-quality nuts were imported to Georgia from Azerbaijan.

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