The Ministry of Agriculture issued an official statement today, clarifying that it has implemented a series of decisive field measures, in the context of its permanent supervisory role and its continuous efforts to preserve food safety and ensure the quality of agricultural production throughout Lebanon. These measures included the complete destruction of crops from a number of agricultural fields that were found to be in violation.

The ministry stated that this step came in response to the instructions of the competent public prosecutor, and with the support of the security forces, after laboratory tests revealed that these crops do not adhere to the approved health standards.

The statement also indicated that official records were made of these operations, and the violating lands were sealed with red wax, with a ban on replanting them until all the required legal and technical conditions are met.

The Ministry of Agriculture affirmed in its statement that it will not tolerate any violation that endangers the safety of citizens, stressing that “human health and the quality of agricultural production” are a “red line,” and that its technical teams are continuing their work in full coordination with the judicial authority and security agencies in various Lebanese regions, with the aim of ensuring the application of laws and protecting “farmers and consumers” alike.