{"id":646237,"date":"2017-06-08T03:52:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T03:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/"},"modified":"2017-06-08T03:52:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T03:52:19","slug":"will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Egypt have to scrap its policy on ergot, at least temporarily?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Egyptian government can appeal an administrative court\u2019s decision to return to a zero-tolerance policy on ergot in wheat imports, but the decision will have to be implemented during the appeals process, Khaled Ali, one of the lawyers who brought up the case, tells Reuters<\/a>. If this is true, the government may be forced legally to implement zero-tolerance from 13 June, when the official announcement of the verdict will take place. The decision, which we noted yesterday<\/a>, is already throwing confusion among wheat traders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Egyptian government can appeal an administrative court\u2019s decision to return to a zero-tolerance policy on ergot in wheat imports, but the decision will have to be implemented during the appeals process, Khaled Ali, one of the lawyers who brought up the case, tells Reuters. If this is true, the government may be forced legally […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9309],"tags":[2416,72],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-646237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-basic-materials-commodities","tag-basic-materials-commodities","tag-enterpriseam","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"a43efe3f-a29f-4eee-9d7a-e78e6513515b","order":"0","is_powered_by":true,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"","photo_position":"above","related_issue":[646207],"teaser":"","voice_url":""},"yoast_head":"\nWill Egypt have to scrap its policy on ergot, at least temporarily? - EnterpriseAM Egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Will Egypt have to scrap its policy on ergot, at least temporarily?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Egyptian government can appeal an administrative court\u2019s decision to return to a zero-tolerance policy on ergot in wheat imports, but the decision will have to be implemented during the appeals process, Khaled Ali, one of the lawyers who brought up the case, tells Reuters. If this is true, the government may be forced legally […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EnterpriseAM Egypt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-06-08T03:52:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\"},\"headline\":\"Will Egypt have to scrap its policy on ergot, at least temporarily?\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-08T03:52:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/\"},\"wordCount\":96,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Basic Materials + Commodities\",\"EnterpriseAM\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Basic Materials + Commodities\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/\",\"name\":\"Will Egypt have to scrap its policy on ergot, at least temporarily? - EnterpriseAM Egypt\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-08T03:52:19+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Will Egypt have to scrap its policy on ergot, at least temporarily?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"description\":\"The State of the Nation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"caption\":\"EnterpriseAM\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\",\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Will Egypt have to scrap its policy on ergot, at least temporarily? - EnterpriseAM Egypt","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Will Egypt have to scrap its policy on ergot, at least temporarily?","og_description":"The Egyptian government can appeal an administrative court\u2019s decision to return to a zero-tolerance policy on ergot in wheat imports, but the decision will have to be implemented during the appeals process, Khaled Ali, one of the lawyers who brought up the case, tells Reuters. If this is true, the government may be forced legally […]","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/","og_site_name":"EnterpriseAM Egypt","article_published_time":"2017-06-08T03:52:19+00:00","author":"enterpriseam admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"enterpriseam admin"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/"},"author":{"name":"enterpriseam admin","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d"},"headline":"Will Egypt have to scrap its policy on ergot, at least temporarily?","datePublished":"2017-06-08T03:52:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/"},"wordCount":96,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"keywords":["Basic Materials + Commodities","EnterpriseAM"],"articleSection":["Basic Materials + Commodities"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/","name":"Will Egypt have to scrap its policy on ergot, at least temporarily? - EnterpriseAM Egypt","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-06-08T03:52:19+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/08\/will-egypt-have-to-scrap-its-policy-on-ergot-at-least-temporarily\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Will Egypt have to scrap its policy on ergot, at least temporarily?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","name":"EnterpriseAM","description":"The State of the Nation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization","name":"EnterpriseAM","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","caption":"EnterpriseAM"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d","name":"enterpriseam admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com"],"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"enterpriseam admin","author_link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":629309,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/28\/higher-administrative-court-strikes-down-zero-tolerance-policy-on-ergot\/","url_meta":{"origin":646237,"position":0},"title":"Higher Administrative Court strikes down zero tolerance policy on ergot","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"28 May 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Funeral of the now-dead zero tolerance policy on ergot in imported wheat will be attended by absolutely no one: The Higher Administrative Court has struck down on Saturday the defunct zero tolerance policy on ergot contamination in wheat imports. The decisions allows the current policy of accepting imports with 0.05%\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Speed Round"","block_context":{"text":"Speed Round","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/speed-round\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":646268,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/11\/gasc-insists-zero-tolerance-policy-on-ergot-will-not-return\/","url_meta":{"origin":646237,"position":1},"title":"GASC insists zero-tolerance policy on ergot will not return","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"11 June 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"GASC insists zero-tolerance policy on ergot isn\u2019t coming back: The General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) is adamant that Egypt\u2019s zero-tolerance on ergot contamination in wheat imports is not about to make a return. GASC Vice Chairman Ahmed Youssef told Reuters on Saturday that the administrative court\u2019s ruling of last\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Speed Round"","block_context":{"text":"Speed Round","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/speed-round\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":602932,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/04\/10\/ergot-troubles-could-be-making-a-comeback\/","url_meta":{"origin":646237,"position":2},"title":"Ergot troubles could be making a comeback","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"10 April 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Ergot troubles could be making a comeback: Egypt rejected yesterday a 63k tonne shipment of French wheat, saying it contained higher levels of ergot than is legally allowed, sources close to the matter told Reuters. Egypt\u2019s state tender rules and international standards allow for ergot levels of up to 0.05%,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Speed Round"","block_context":{"text":"Speed Round","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/speed-round\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":637405,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/15\/zero-tolerance-policy-for-ergot-could-be-making-a-comeback\/","url_meta":{"origin":646237,"position":3},"title":"Zero-tolerance policy for ergot could be making a comeback","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"15 November 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Just when you thought the ergot issue was resolved, it comes back like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction: An Administrative Court ruled on Tuesday a decree from the prime minister\u2019s office last year that effectively allowed wheat shipments of 0.05% ergot to enter Egypt was invalid, Reuters reports. The ruling\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Speed Round"","block_context":{"text":"Speed Round","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/speed-round\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":644755,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/07\/03\/the-battle-to-maintain-0-05-ergot-rule-continues\/","url_meta":{"origin":646237,"position":4},"title":"The battle to maintain 0.05% ergot rule continues","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"3 July 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The battle to maintain 0.05% ergot rule continues: The government filed an appeal against last month\u2019s Administrative Court verdict that ordered the suspension of a food inspection system which could potentially see the return of the zero-tolerance rule on ergot-contaminated wheat imports, Supply Minister Ali El Moselhy told Reuters on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Speed Round"","block_context":{"text":"Speed Round","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/speed-round\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":603039,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/04\/14\/egypt-accepts-previously-rejected-french-wheat-purchases-240k-tonnes-in-intl-tender\/","url_meta":{"origin":646237,"position":5},"title":"Egypt accepts previously rejected French wheat, purchases 240k tonnes in int\u2019l tender","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"14 April 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"What is it, 2016 again? A 63k tonne shipment of French wheat that authorities rejected last week for ergot contamination has been accepted after re-testing, according to Reuters. The supplier requested the re-test after earlier results showed a 0.1% ergot level, higher than the 0.05% allowed by Egypt\u2019s state tender\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Speed Round"","block_context":{"text":"Speed Round","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/speed-round\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2019\/4\/1304.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646237\/revisions"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue\/646207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646237"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=646237"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=646237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}