MISFIT RUSSIAN WHEAT

The Prosecutor General’s office in Daqahalia governorate, Egypt, announced its decision to eliminate parts of a Russian wheat shipment which was stored by the Central Administration for Seed Certification. After testing, the Ministry of Health found that the wheat was not fit for human consumption. However, it had already been distributed to nine governorates, where the wheat was recalled and kept in storage until a final decision was issued by the public prosecutor. Responding to the recent announcement, Muslim Brotherhood MPs Tarek Kotb and Ibrahim Abou Ouf filed an investigation request at the People’s Assembly regarding the fate of the rest of the shipment, which is currently in storage by the Central Administration for Seed Certification. The General Directorate for the Investigation of Supplies in a case initiated last May regarding the import of a shipment of bad Russian wheat was seized by the General Authority for Imports.