Ban on import of five fruits and vegetables from India endorsed by Member States

Emergency measures proposed by the Commission to ban the import of certain fruits and vegetables [Colocasia sp (taro, eddo) Mangifera sp, (mango) Momordica sp (bitter gourd), Solanum melongena (eggplant) and Trichosanthes sp (snake gourd)] from India, were today endorsed by Member State experts meeting at the Standing Committee on Plant Health.