Egypt has rejected a French wheat shipment for because of higher-than-acceptable levels of grain ergot fungus, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing trade sources.
According to the Codex Alimentarius, a joint Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization guide, the accepted world standard was set at 0.05% as the maximum acceptable level of ergot in wheat for human consumption.
The vessel containing the 63,000 tonnes French wheat shipment has been at Egypt’s Red Sea port of Safaga and negotiations were underway to resolve the matter, according to Reuters, citing a source explaining that the shipment had 0.1% ergot level, while the acceptable …read more
Source: Daily News Egypt
