The European Commission has banned imports of Iranian pistachios

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Series Details 11/09/97, Volume 3, Number 32
Publication Date 11/09/1997
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Date: 11/09/1997

until 15 December, following reports that they were contaminated by the highly poisonous aflatoxin B1. “The Commission has decided to suspend imports temporarily because it appears the Iranian authorities cannot at present offer sufficient health guarantees,” said a spokesman.

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