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Iraq Ports See Influx Of 'Mediocre Products'

The authority in charge of Iraq’s southern ports has increased inspections on imports after it was revealed that the ports have become a "warehouse for mediocre products," reports Omar al-Shaher.
Environmental protection police examine radioactive contaminated vehicles imported from Japan at Umm Qasr's port near Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad, November 16, 2011. Sixteen vehicles imported from Japan were found to be contaminated with radiation, Iraq's Ministry of Environment said on Wednesday. Picture taken November 16, 2011. REUTERS/Atef Hassan (IRAQ - Tags : - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) - RTR2U4M9
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Iraq has continued to implement strict inspection measures on imported goods through its maritime ports in the southern city of Basra, after having been accused of turning into “a warehouse for mediocre products.”

Rafed Mahmoud, chairman of al-Nasseem Co. for Foods LLC, which is headquartered in Baghdad, said that the Iraqi Ministry of Planning has resumed, since the beginning of April, the implementation of strict inspection measures on goods supplied to Iraq through Basra’s ports.

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