The test results of a Finnish Customs Laboratory has showed that the export consignment of organic long grain aromatic rice from a private exporter in India contained pesticide residues in organic rice, particularly inorganic bromide 23 mg/kg indicating the possible fumigation with methyl bromide.

According to a recent notification received by the Commerce Ministry on Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed from the European Commission in Brussels, the Indian agencies have also been getting reports from the exporters of organic products that some consignments were rejected at ports in the EU and other countries last year and early this year.