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Risk Background

Insect risk associated with Medicago seed

Effective 14 July 2015 to 14 December 2018

There is a risk of importing Bruchid insects (seed weevils) with Medicago seed from the Mediterranean area and it is virtually impossible to detect infestation by visual inspection. Consequently all Medicago seed imported from Mediterranean countries is subject to mandatory fumigation with methyl bromide.