Market Prospects for Groundnut in West Africa COMMON FUND ...

3.8 Other African origins
Other African countries that export groundnut – most notably Gambia,
Senegal, Sudan and Zimbabwe – are generally considered highly aflatoxinprone
countries of origin. In most cases the European importers will not trust
pre-shipment inspection from these countries, even by national affiliates of
international firms such as Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS). This
negative bias is entirely supported by current EU regulations, and reinforced
by the conclusions of a 2001 expert panel analysis of EU aflatoxin regulations.
Limited quantities of Gambian and Guinean groundnut have recently
gained access to the US market under the Africa Growth and Opportunities
Act (see Appendix 4, US groundnut imports under AGOA, 2002).
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