Egypt’s General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) has received approximately 14,720 imported food and industry containers, totalling 2,345 tonnes for examination during July, said a report.

The GOEIC’s report revealed that 5,702 imported food containers weighing 1.9 tonnes were examined of the total 14,720, added the Daily News Egypt report.

The examination results showed the validity of 5,586 containers, while 116 were rejected for non-conformity to standards. The most important accepted food commodities are wheat, corn, rice, sugar, beans, meat, and poultry, while the rejected commodities are often meat, wheat, corn, canned foods, and beverages.

The report pointed out that the number of the imported industrial containers amounted to 8,958, out of which 60 were rejected. The total imported industrial containers in July reached 9,018, containing detergents, soaps, home furniture, toys, car filters, electric pumps, refrigerators, and tyres.

Head of GOEIC Alaa Abdel Karim said that the organisation is keen to remove all obstacles facing serious exporters and importers, with an emphasis on facing all types of fraud and manipulation.

Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Kabil said that the ministry aims to develop the procedure system so as to contribute to accelerating the pace of examination and release of cargo and not to overstock products in various ports.

The minister confirmed the acceleration of the conformity of these goods to technical standard and specifications to ensure the quality and safety of imported products, added the report.