The 2,000 boxes of citrus fruit, worth an estimated 14,000 euros ($15,514), failed to meet quality inspection standards, said local reports. They had entered China via Tianjin Port, and were intended to make their way through the rest of the country.
Officials in Tianjin said some of the fruit had come from unregistered orchards, and parts of the shipments were **t packed properly, and arrived covered with mildew.* Read more...