Wheat| Wheat imports into Lebanon said to be contaminated

April 12, 2016 8:54 AM | Skymet Weather Team

Wheat imports into Lebanon said to be contaminated were misidentified as Russian, as a delegation from Russia's food safety service visited country to discuss issue. Tests carried out in February by Lebanon's Ministry on wheat thought at the time to be imported from Russia showed higher than permitted levels of ochratoxin, a carcinogen.

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