In March, more than 200 tonnes of vegetables and fruits from Central Asia were detained by inspectors of the phytosanitary control post in Karasuk, of the Regional Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor.

According to the press service of the institution, 147.15 tonnes of these products came from Kyrgyzstan, 62.35 tonnes from Kazakhstan and 20 tonnes from Uzbekistan.

During the checks on the post it was found that the vegetables and fruits were transported either without the relevant documents confirming their phytosanitary safety or without labelling on the packages.

The list of products that did not pass the controls includes apples, pomegranates, tomatoes, dried fruits, onions and radishes.

Suppliers intended to sell them in Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Surgut, Khabarovsk and Chita.

All the goods were returned to the exporters.