
European Union member states decided Wednesday to ban the import of five types of fruit and vegetable from India, after several batches were found to be contaminated by pests such as fruit flies, the bloc's executive said according to dpa. The prohibition, which goes into effect in May, covers mangoes, aubergines, the taro plant and two types of gourd. These represent less than 5 per cent of the bloc's fresh fruit and vegetable imports from India, according to the European Commission. Pests that are not native to Europe were found in 207 fruit and vegetable consignments from the subcontinent last year, the commission said, adding that they "could pose a threat to EU agriculture and production."
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