By Prensa Latina,
Brussels : The detection of contaminated sunflower oil coming from Ukraine in countries like Italy, Holland, Spain, France and the UK caused a state of alert in the European Commission Saturday.
A spokesman confirmed that to face the situation, customs offices from the 27 country members of the European Union increased the control of Ukrainian exports.
The product is contaminated with mineral oils since it was not previously refined for commercialization, and it was learned that several lots of it went out from Ukrainian national territory to the EU on February 23.
According to analysts, the contamination level is the lowest on the European scale, with minimal risk for human health.