China Exports Organic Fertilizer Full of Harmful Bacteria, Junked by Srilanka
In the process of enforcing the import contract, the Sri Lanka National Plant Quarantine Services (NPQS) discovered that the sample taken from fertilizer imported from China contained harmful bacteria including Erwinia, after tests and analysis, as per the International Plant Protection Convention.
Sri Lanka’s Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said samples from China had tested positive for the presence of the Erwinia Bacteria, which is harmful to certain cultivations in the country.
The minister said the government will never import fertilizer that is harmful to humans, animals, and plants and will only import fertiliser that meets the standards imposed by the Sri Lanka Standards Institute (SLSI).
However the embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sri Lanka cheekily issued a clarification in row over the organic fertilizer exported by the It’s firm, Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group, containing harmful bacteria. It said, that the conclusion made by Sri Lanka National Plant Quarantine Services lacks scientific basis. The decision made by the authorities to reject Seawin’s organic fertiliser based on the report is questionable, it added.
In a statement, the embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sri Lanka has given clarification on the organic fertilizer to be supplied by Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group to the country. This comes after the embassy contacted the product supplier to examine the issue.
The hasty conclusion made by NPQS lacks scientific basis. The decision made by the authorities to reject Seawin’s organic fertilizer based on the report is not only questionable but also causes great financial loss to the company, read the statement.
The embassy said it hopes that the related parties on Sri Lankan side and the Chinese company could coordinate to resolving this issue and address differences through dialogue in good faith for the mutual benefits of the China-Sri Lanka cooperation.
So after the Wuhan Virus, now this?
