{"id":50985,"date":"2021-05-08T05:53:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T05:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/?p=50985"},"modified":"2021-05-10T05:55:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T05:55:09","slug":"agriculture-ministry-stops-ship-loaded-with-rotten-rice-at-tripolis-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/agriculture-ministry-stops-ship-loaded-with-rotten-rice-at-tripolis-port\/","title":{"rendered":"AGRICULTURE MINISTRY STOPS SHIP LOADED WITH ROTTEN RICE AT TRIPOLI’S PORT"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NNA – The Ministry of Agriculture announced in a statement today that a team at the Agricultural Quarantine Center in Tripoli’s Port has seized a ship loaded with rotten rice coming from China, containing high proportions of molds and residues of toxic pesticides.<\/p>\n

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The statement added that the vessel, carrying 31 thousand tons of rotten rice, was banned from unloading its cargo.<\/p>\n

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In this connection, the Ministry assured the Lebanese of its “role in strictly controlling all border crossings, in the interest of citizens’ health and food safety.”<\/p>\n

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Source: National News Agency-Lebanon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  NNA – The Ministry of Agriculture announced in a statement today that a team at the Agricultural Quarantine Center in Tripoli’s Port has seized a ship loaded with rotten rice coming from China, containing high proportions of molds and residues of toxic pesticides.   The statement added that the vessel, carrying 31 thousand tons … <\/p>\n