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The party on Friday said a decision by the European Union standing committee on plants, animals, food and feed could lead to a loss of millions of rand in income and could potentially result in thousands of job losses.
About 2,000 shipping containers of SA citrus could be destroyed once the shipment lands in Europe due to what is being described as unreasonable regulations imposed by the EU’s standing committee on plant, animal, food and feed (SCOPAFF).