600 kg dangerous watermelons and melons removed from sale in the markets of Bukovina, the state food service of the Chernivtsi region said.
In July of this year, due to the excess nitrate content, specialists from state laboratories of the veterinary and sanitary examination of the State Food and Beverage Service in the Chernivtsi Region did not allow 600 kg to be sold in the markets of the region. watermelons and melons.
The maximum nitrate value in July this year in Bukovina markets in watermelons was 100-200 mg / kg. (at a rate of 60 mg. / kg.). But for melon, he reached almost 1000 mg./kg. (at a rate of 90 mg / kg.).
It is noted that dangerous melons are brought mainly from Kherson. The local farmers harvest the crops, most likely immature, which is why the percentage of low-quality products increases.
Earlier it was reported that a similar situation developed in the middle of summer in the Zhytomyr region. There, from June 28, 2019 to July 5, 2019, specialists from the laboratories of the veterinary and sanitary examination of the region did not allow 1022 kg to outlets. Excess nitrate products.
The problem with nitrates appears as a result of the irrational use of nitrogen fertilizers and a violation of the technology for processing crops.