Egypt rejects 50,000 tons of `inedible` Russian grain
Egypt`s top prosecutor has ordered an import company to return a large delivery of wheat purchased from Russia and reimburse the state, the Egyptian news agency MENA reported on Sunday.
The wheat, weighing 52,500 metric tons, was bought from Russia for $9.6 million. The Prosecutor General`s Office says the grain was found to be unfit for consumption.
Prosecutor General Mahmoud Abdel Maged has given instructions for a commission to be set up to oversee the return of the wheat to Russia.
Inspectors from the Egyptian Health Ministry said the grain contained admixtures, insects and heavy metals above the permissible levels. The grain was shipped in via the Safaga port without receiving a sanitary certificate, and was seized on May 13.
Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, attending the World Grain Forum in St. Petersburg, denied Egypt`s accusations of inedible grain exports.
"We export only good-quality grain," he said.
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