The Netherlands has said it has 57 companies infected with Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV).
Compared to the previous report from June 2022, 11 new locations were found to be infected. 3 locations were also released by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA).
New in the NVWA update listing the numbers of infections per municipality, are the areas of Kampen and Venlo. The municipality of Voorne aan Zee is also new, but this is a merger municipality of Brielle, Hellevoetsluis, and Westvoorne.
ToBRFV infections had already been reported in 2 of the 3 municipalities during the last update in February. The municipalities of Peel and Maas and Maashorst, both still accounting for 1 infection in February, are now no longer on the list.
Since 2019, a total of 76 cultivation sites and 1 seed production and breeding site have been identified with the virus. A total of 20 sites have been released. At 5 of these locations, there has been a new infection. At 5 locations, there was a switch to another crop. A total of 57 locations are currently under surveillance by the NVWA due to infection with ToBRFV.
ToBRFV is subject to a quarantine status and there is a reporting obligation in Europe.
Emergency measures in the European Union (EU) against the further spread of the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) were extended this spring until December 2024. The EU Plant Health Committee determined that.