Kenya at risk of losing EU market for peas, beans due to falling standards
A worker at the Horticulture Crops Development Authority depot weighs snow peas for sale in the local and international market. PHOTO | FILE
Peas and beans in pods (unshelled) from Kenya will continue to be subjected to strict sanitary and phytosanitary controls before entering the European market, following a rise in cases of contaminated produce last year.
The European Union mission in Kenya confirmed that in the past month, interceptions were made of peas and beans exceeding the maximum residue levels (MRLs). This means that the chemical levels, mainly of pesticides, found in the two export products did not fall within the European legal limit.
