Last week, 13 attempts of illegal import of 247.8 tons of regulated products were stopped in the Russian-Kazakh part of the border, reports the Rosselkhoznadzor's press service.

Without phytosanitary certificates confirming the quality, safety and country of origin, imported 60 tons of grapes, melons and peppers. Without a packaging label to identify the production batch, the place of its production, the terms and conditions of storage, 30 tons of dried plums, beans and peas of Uzbek origin were imported. There were no documents certifying the quality and safety of imported products (declarations of conformity) for peas and beans, the message reads.

Accompanied by invalid phytosanitary certificates, 127.8 tons of grapes and peppers were imported from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

“The Qazaq Times”