An excess of cadmium values was found in potatoes from Pakistan. It is the heaviest and most toxic metal. Violations were revealed in the course of research on the harvest of 2018; imported and Russian-made products were taken as samples.
Roskachestvo experts examined root crops according to 181 safety indicators. The goods from Pakistan were exported to our country by a company from St. Petersburg, OOO FoodImport. At the same time, checking the documents showed that the declarations contained inaccurate data. FoodImport LLC has stopped selling potatoes from Pakistan.
When buying potatoes, Astrakhan residents should be more careful and be interested in documents. Imported goods begin to be brought into Astrakhan in the winter-spring period, when the stocks of local potatoes run out. Our region has an agreement with St. Petersburg, including in the field of bilateral trade and economic cooperation. (Article 2 of the agreement between the Government of the Astrakhan region and the Government of St. Petersburg on trade and economic, scientific and technical, social and cultural cooperation)