Great Britain and Lithuania are afraid of infected potatoes from Poland
The Lithuanian Association of Vegetable Producers (LDAA) has announced that from 2025 routine inspections of imported potatoes have been carried out. On March 31, the British plant health service confirmed three positive cases of Clavibacter Sephedonicus in dining potatoes. Two shipments were to come from the same Polish exporter, and the third from another, but also ours. It was pointed out that the UK authorities cooperate with Polish bodies on determining the source of origin of infected products.
Lithuania and Great Britain alert: Polish potatoes are infected
Other supplies of potatoes have been destroyed. The British Department of Environmental Protection, Food and WSI informed that Great Britain has introduced a more stringent control of the import of all edible potatoes from Poland. 100 percent The control of Polish shipments came into force immediately. Only half of the packages were checked before. All shipments will be stored at the Border Control Point or the Control Point until the results confirm that they are free from diseases.
Polish farmers will suffer on the potato scandal?
This can be a problem for Polish farmers. It was emphasized that even if the symptoms were not observed, all shipments from Poland will be suspended until the results of the research. If ring bacteriosis is detected, the transport will be legally destroyed.
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In the case of this disease, quarantine applies. Therefore, accurate supervision is carried out to detect infected or potentially infected products, plants, production places, warehouses and vehicles. The British communication confirmed that in the event of a disease in the company selling such products, the activities will be suspended and the rooms will require full cleaning and disinfecting the facility before resuming.
Lithuania is afraid of Polish potatoes
According to Lrytas.lt, Lithuanian farmers also observe the situation with great anxiety. They are afraid that trading in suspicious potatoes, especially early, from Poland, may increase in Lithuania. The media in this country write that « Polish potatoes can also transfer an extremely dangerous infection to our fields, which can destroy the entire yield of potatoes. There are no plant protection products that would help fight this disease. »
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It was this bacterium that was detected in Polish potatoes.
