«Climate Change» confirmed the testing of food products in the country’s outlets
The local market is free of vegetables and fruits affected by "brown wrinkle"
Food products in state markets are subject to strict control.
Emirates today
Abdullah Janaan: “The safety of local and imported food is a strategic priority that the Ministry is keen to ensure.”
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The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment confirmed that the local market is free of Iranian food products (vegetables and fruits), infected with the “brown wrinkle” virus, and violating the percentages of pesticide residues.
Social networking sites circulated warning leaflets, stating that there are rejected shipments of vegetables and fruits coming from Iran, infected with the “brown wrinkle” virus, and with toxins that can harm human health.
The Director of the Food Safety Department at the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Eng. Abdullah Janaan, told "Emirates Today", "What is being circulated through social media channels currently, is due to old information, which was investigated at the beginning of this year, and it is concerned with upcoming shipments of vegetables and fruits. From Iran, the proportions of pesticides and toxins are high.
Some of them are infected with the prophetic wrinkle virus, especially tomatoes and cold peppers.”
Janaan affirmed the rejection of these shipments, based on the inspection and testing processes that they are subject to, based on the food safety system applied by the state, represented by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, local regulatory authorities and relevant authorities at the country's ports, and they are not allowed to enter the UAE market.
He also affirmed the continuous cooperation and coordination with the local regulatory authorities at the state level, pointing to the implementation of market control operations, which included withdrawing many samples of vegetables and fruits coming from Iran from the local market, and examining them to ensure that they are completely free - or within the permissible limits - of pesticide residues. In accordance with the UAE standards and specifications, pointing out that the local market is completely free of products and food crops infected with the "brown wrinkle" virus.
He stressed that "food safety (local and imported) is a strategic priority, which the ministry is keen to ensure."
The Ministry also works on a permanent basis to follow up on international situations, communicate with international organizations responsible for food safety, and follow up on the system of global notifications and warnings that ensure proactive work to prevent the entry of any food harmful to health into the market, work to prevent its circulation, and withdraw it if samples of it are found inside. market.
Media reports had stated that the "brown curl" virus posed a serious threat to agricultural products, especially peppers and tomatoes.
And several countries returned, last month, large shipments of Iranian pepper imports, to the country of the producer, due to the use of highly dangerous toxins, unsafe for human consumption.
The reports pointed out that it is not the first time that countries have returned Iranian agricultural products, as shipments of kiwis and potatoes have previously been returned.
Tweeters on Twitter interacted with the media reports, where one of them wrote, "Caution is required when buying vegetables and fruits," calling on the concerned authorities in the UAE to pay attention and tighten control over imported products.
Rashid Al Mansour said, "The UAE will not accept that there are harmful products to be distributed, as it checks well the safety of all products in its markets."
Another tweeter said, "The state's supervisory authorities are performing their duties to the fullest, and we must take information from official authorities, not from unknown sources."
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