Safety, quality of Russian, Kazakh grain examined - RA Inspectorate 

ArmInfo. The Armenian Food Safety Inspectorate conducted a laboratory test of grain shipments imported from Kazakhstan and Russia at the Republican Center for Veterinary, Sanitary, and Phytosanitary Laboratory Services, a state-owned non-profit organization under its jurisdiction. This was reported by the press service of the Armenian Inspectorate.

According to the source, the test was conducted in three main areas.  The first was phytosanitary testing, carried out in accordance with  the requirements of the "Ensuring Plant Quarantine in the Eurasian  Economic Union," approved by Resolution No. 318 of the Customs Union  Commission dated June 18, 2010. Furthermore, as noted by the  Inspectorate, the grain underwent safety testing in accordance with  the requirements of the Customs Union Technical Regulations "On Grain  Safety," and quality testing in accordance with the requirements of  the GOST standard "Technical Characteristics of Wheat."

"Based on the results of entomological, phytosanitary, and weed  studies, no quarantine pests were detected.  Safety testing included  toxic elements (heavy metals), pesticides, mycotoxins, and  radioactivity. No deviations from maximum permissible concentrations  were recorded. Meanwhile, laboratory testing of quality indicators is  still ongoing, and the results will be published as soon as they are  ready," the Inspectorate concluded.

As a reminder, last week, grain from Russia and Kazakhstan arrived in  Armenia on a train that passed through Azerbaijan for the first time.  Both trains carried approximately 1,000 tons of grain. Grain  shipments to Armenia via Azerbaijan became possible only after  Azerbaijani authorities lifted transit restrictions on Armenia.