The number of interceptions of harmful organisms in plants and plant products imported into the EU increased by 4.4% in 2015, according to the European Commission’s annual Europhyt report that was published on 20 December 2016.
In all, 7,180 interceptions (6,762 of third country origin) resulting from non-compliance with EU requirements were made through the Europhyt rapid alert system by the member states and Switzerland. A total of 2,136 notifications were due to the presence of harmful...