Egypt quarantines wheat shipments

Two wheat cargoes have been rejected by Egypt’s agricultural quarantine service because they contain poppy seeds.

The cargoes, from France and Romania, now await a decision by the public prosecutor, despite a finding that the poppy seed variety is not dangerous. The shipments are docked at Port Safaga on the Red Sea coast.

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