A third sample of Ukrainian grain stored at a mill in Kolarovo has tested positive for a pesticide banned in the EU, interim Agriculture Minister Samuel Vlcan said on Tuesday. According to the minister, testing of the third sample was carried out in Copenhagen and confirmed the presence of a banned pesticide at a concentration of 0.024 milligrams per kilogram.
Vlcan clarified that the latest tests showed the presence of the same pesticide that had previously been found in the grain by tests carried out in Slovakia. However, the minister assured the public that there had been no contamination of flour or other food products in Slovakia. The minister noted that the two previous tests showed pesticide concentrations of 0.026 and 0.019 mg/kg respectively, the first carried out by the State Veterinary and Food Administration and the second by a private laboratory. Vlcan noted that the mill has been banned from processing the grain and is expected to announce how the commodity will be disposed of. According to the minister, the options include incineration, processing in a biogas plant and further technical treatment.
Source: TASR
