Russia Returns Pepper Shipment

Russia sent back Iran’s export shipment of pepper last week on the grounds that four types of unregistered pesticides were used in their cultivation.
According to Kaykhosrow Chengelvaie, the head of Iran Plant Protection Organization, the neighboring country has banned pepper import from Iran ever since Nov. 29, noting that four types of pesticides, which are unregistered in Russia, are being used during its cultivation.
“The duty of Iran Plant Protection Organization is to inspect pests, diseases and weeds; there was no problem in the consignment regarding these issues. The onus is on the Food and Drug Organization of Iran to examine products in terms of pesticides,” he was quoted as saying by IRIB News.