The government agrees to re-test fresh samples of Chinese organic fertilizer

The government has decided to re-test a fresh sample of earlier rejected organic fertiliser from China’s Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group Co. through a mutually agreed third-party with an accredited laboratory following a request from the Chinese Embassy in Colombo.

 

The State Minister of Promoting the Production & Regulating the Supply of Organic Fertiliser, Shasheendra Rajapaksa on Monday along with key ministry officials held a meeting with the top officials of the Chinese Embassy in Colombo to brief the Chinese government on the matter.

 

However, the Chinese Embassy officials pointed out that the tests carried out in Sri Lanka cannot be accepted as none of the laboratories are internationally accredited,” Rajapaksa told media during an  Consequently, he acknowledged that the Chinese Embassy on behalf of the fertiliser company requested the government to re-test a fresh sample of the said organic fertiliser through a mutually agreed third-party with an accredited laboratory.

 

He noted that Sri Lanka Ports Authority has been instructed not to allow the Chinese vessel with organic fertiliser to enter into any port in the country.