China halts Taiwan sugar apple, wax apple imports to prevent disease

China halts Taiwan sugar apple, wax apple imports to prevent disease
# 19 September 2021 17:39 (UTC +04:00)

China will suspend sugar apple and wax apple imports from Taiwan to prevent disease carried by a pest found on the fruits from entering the country, its customs office said on Sunday, APA reports citing Reuters.

The General Administration of Customs in China had repeatedly detected pests called "Planococcus minor" in sugar apples, also known as sweetsops, and wax apples from Taiwan, it said in a statement on its website.

The authority had asked its Guangdong branch and all directly affiliated offices to stop customs clearance of those products from Sept. 20, it said.

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