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Chemical ban hits vegetable exports to the EU market
Workers prepare produce for export at the Eldoret International Airport. Vegetable exports to Europe have reduced after European Union imposed tough rules on a banned chemical. File
More than a fifth of Kenya’s vegetable exports to the European market were rejected in January after they were found to contain traces of a banned chemical, which is said to cause cancer.
The Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya says only 4,000 tonnes of exports were received, 1,000 tonnes lower than normal.
