CBS risk management pays off

Thanks to the fine-tuning
of the citrus black spot
(CBS) risk management
system (RMS) for the EU,
only four interceptions
have been recorded in
Europe so far this year,
according to the Citrus
Growers’ Association
(CGA).
“This comes at a high
cost (over R1 billion) and
is totally unnecessary
given the fact that CBS
should not be
considered a
quarantine
organism
in the EU
(according to global
CBS experts),” says
CGA CEO Justin
Chadwick.
“Nevertheless, as long as
the unjustified measures
remain South African
regulators (Daff) and
growers will continue to
pay attention to abiding by
the regulations.”
A CBS working group
will gather soon to
consider the 2017 RMS.
At the moment the system
remains unchanged.