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The Food and Veterinary Service of Latvia (PVD) had published a statement noting that pesticide residues were found in green tea of Armenian origin during border inspection.
It was added that the PVD had transmitted the violations to the European Union's rapid alert system for unsafe food and feed.
However, the PVD has told CivilNetCheck that an error was made in the report. In fact, the aforesaid tea is of Chinese origin and was imported into Latvia from Uzbekistan.
CivilNetCheck on Monday sent a written request to the PVD, asking for an explanation on why its aforesaid statement had noted the tea as of Armenian origin, while the European Commission’s data indicate China.
In response, Agita Volfa, a senior expert at the PVD's border control department, said that an error had been made in the statement.
The PVD apologizes for the inaccuracy of the information published regarding the country of origin of the tea in question. The tea originates from China and was imported from Uzbekistan. The PVD regrets that the published information could have caused misunderstandings or misconceptions, Volfa said.
She added that the department will make the necessary corrections to ensure the accuracy of the published information.
Thus, the aforementioned Latvian state agency has officially confirmed that the green tea containing pesticides is not of Armenian origin, it originates from China and was imported to Latvia from Uzbekistan, and the information about Armenia had appeared as a result of an error in the department's message, CivilNetCheck adds.
