An Egyptian agricultural ministry decree of 22 August 2016 states that the country will no longer accept imported wheat containing traces of the ergot fungus.
The recently published ministerial decree No.1421/2016 strengthens Egypt’s requirements concerning wheat imports and introduces a zero tolerance for the presence of the ergot fungus in imported wheat. Wheat cargoes can no longer be discharged prior to passing a final inspection by the Egyptian quarantine agency, not even to a warehouse pending the results of a cargo analysis, and even the slightest trace of ergot in a cargo will lead to the cargo being rejected.
See attached file: Egypt Enforces Zero-Tolerance for Ergot in Wheat.pdf
埃及对存有麦角菌的小麦执行零容忍政策
2016年8月22日，埃及农业部颁布一项法令，规定埃及不再接受有麦角真菌的小麦进口。
近期公布的第1421/2016号农业部法令，强调了埃及对小麦进口的要求，并且对存有麦角真菌的进口小麦出台零容忍政策。小麦货物在卸货前，必须通过埃及检疫机构的最终检验，在等待货物分析结果期间，也不能储入仓库，甚至于货物存有非常轻微的麦角菌，也将遭致被拒。
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