Batam Agriculture Quarantine Agency (BKP) on Friday destroyed 1,300 packages of fruit and vegetables imported from China and Singapore without complete import documents. The increase in illegal imports of fruit and vegetables could pose health risks for people who consume them.
The agency’s head of plant quarantine, Fajar Budi Susanto, told The Jakarta Post on Friday that 700 packages of broccoli and cauliflower from China and 600 packages of oranges and grapes from Singapore had been destroyed. Agency’s officials found the packages in a container with no horticulture import product recommendation (RPIH) document. Full story
