Wheat imported from Kazakhstan was subjected to phytosanitary, safety and quality inspections. SATM

The food safety inspection body, within the framework of state control, carried out laboratory tests of wheat batches imported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan at the "Republican Center for Veterinary, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Laboratory Services" assigned to it. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

The tests were carried out in three directions:

1. Phytosanitary tests in accordance with the requirements of the Customs Union Commission on June 18, 2010 No. 318 "On plant quarantine in the Eurasian Economic Union",

2. tests of safety indicators in accordance with the requirements of the technical regulation of the Customs Union "On grain safety" 015/2011,

3. tests of quality indicators according to GOST 9353-2016 "Wheat. requirements of the "technical conditions" standard.

Test results

1. As a result of the entomological, phytopathological and weedological studies carried out during the phytosanitary tests, no organisms harmful to the quarantine were found.

2. toxic elements (heavy metals), pesticides, mycotoxins and radioactivity were examined as part of the safety index tests. As a result, no deviations from the permissible limit densities were recorded.

3. quality indicators laboratory tests are still in progress, results will be published as soon as they are ready.