Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 7/20/2006

**GAIN Report Number:** PL6049

PL6049

**Poland**

**Product Brief**

**Dried Fruit and Nuts**

**2006**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Charles Rush

U S Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Jolanta Figurska, Carl Norden

**Report Highlights:**

Market research shows that about 35 percent of Poles buy a variety of
nuts and dried fruit throughout the year. Quick snacks and other easy
foods are showing continued expansion in the Polish food industry. As a
result, this sector shows overall growth. Total imports of dried fruits
and nuts in 2005 increased 14.7 percent from 2004.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Warsaw \[PL1\]

\[PL\]

# Section I. Market Overview

Quick snacks and foods are showing continued expansion on the Polish
food market. Polish consumers perceive dried fruit and nuts as a
positive, healthy form of food \"on the go\". Dried fruit and nuts are
also used as traditional baking ingredients. As a result, this sector
shows overall growth. Total imports of dried fruit and nuts in 2005
increased 14.7 percent from 2004. This developing market has brought
forth a variety of changes, including bulk packaging. While bulk
packaging brings in a higher quantity of product, it has proven to
decrease overall quality. The lack of a tariff for raw shelled and
unshelled peanuts and newly decreased tariffs for walnuts, pistachios,
raisins, dried prunes, and mixed nuts due to Poland's EU accession,
offers U.S. suppliers the opportunity to capture a larger market share
in Poland.

Market research shows that about 35 percent of Poles buy a variety of
nuts and dried fruits throughout the year. Nearly 65 percent purchase
nuts once a month, 25 percent purchase nuts once a week, and 7 percent
purchase nuts more than once a week. Among the nuts available on the
Polish market, the following are the most popular: peanuts, walnuts,
hazelnuts, almonds, and pistachios. Also, an increasing interest in
macadamia and pecans has developed in the Polish market, with their
presence on supermarket shelves beginning in 2005 and 2006. Many U.S.
suppliers of macadamia nuts and pecans prefer to ship in bulk
containers, while Polish distributors and retailers can't afford such
shipments, and do not have the sales volume to support bulk shipments.
Hence most of the macadamia and pecans that are on the market in Poland
have been imported from other E.U. countries.

No detailed data on dried fruit consumption is available. The most
popular dried fruits on the Polish market are: raisins, prunes, dates,
apricots, figs, apples, and pears. Dried cranberries are gaining
interest in the market as well, due to the perceived health benefit.
Promotions have taken place recently to promote the health related
benefits of eating cranberries, which has consequently driven consumer
demand.

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **Advantages**                      **Challenges**

  Polish consumption of dried fruit   Competition with the snack food
  and nuts is on the rise.            industry.

  The market is opening to new        EU member states are allowed duty
  products such as flavored and       free market access.
  roasted peanuts and almonds.        

  Tariffs on walnuts, pistachios,     Spanish producers currently
  raisins, prunes, and mixed nuts     dominate the market for almonds due
  have been significantly reduced as  to much lower product costs. Market
  of 2004.                            promotions of U.S. products are
                                      required in order to convince
                                      Polish importers to switch to U.S.
                                      products.

  Consumers consider U.S. products to E.U. countries have a geographical
  be of higher quality.               advantage over the U.S. for
                                      transportation.
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

Demand for these products is highest between January and May. This is
stimulated by Carnival season, Easter holidays, and a decrease in the
availability of fresh fruit during this period. Polish consumers, ages
15-19, are the largest consumers of dried fruit and nuts. This age group
likes the health food aspect and uses nuts and dried fruit as snacks.
Additionally, these products are popular with 20-49 year olds.
Consumption by those over 50 is marginal, mainly due to low-income
levels and no convention of eating nuts and dried fruit as a snack.
Market research shows that these products are most popular with urban
residents who have high school or college degrees and have medium to
high-income levels.

# 

# Section II. Market Sector Opportunities and Threats

## 1) Entry Strategy

Larger firms have traditionally distributed products in this sector
through wholesalers. However, more dried fruit and nut importers are
increasingly using direct distribution to the retail market. Direct
distribution reduces overall cost and increases product freshness.
Larger firms have also introduced sales representatives in the field to
process orders and to collect market information for the firm. Smaller
firms, with less access to capital, rely on wholesalers to link them to
the market. These firms do not have the capital necessary to distribute
their product internally.

Exporters of U.S. dried fruit and nuts may obtain a list of current
Polish importers by contacting the Office of Agricultural Affairs at the
U.S. Embassy in Warsaw (see Section V).

## 2) Market Size, Structure, Trends

The retail centers for dried fruit and nut sales are broken into several
segments. They include hypermarkets, supermarkets, discount stores,
convenience stores, traditional stores, and kiosks. Hypermarkets have
been growing in number throughout Poland and offer the largest variety
of and give the most shelf space to dried fruit and nuts. Supermarkets
and discount stores also offer a large variety of and dedicate shelf
space to these products. Convenience stores are a new and growing
distribution channel located at railway, bus, and gas stations
throughout Poland. The number of these stores is expected to double over
the next few years and will likely offer the greatest potential for
market growth in snack products. In addition, automotive sales in Poland
continue to increase, although not at the levels seen in the 1990\'s,
thus, gas stations with food stores are an increasingly attractive
retail outlet. Traditional stores and kiosks offer the least amount of
variety and shelf space for dried fruit and nuts but make up the largest
percentage of stores.

In terms of substitutes, the potato chip/snack food industry competes
heavily with the dried fruit and nuts sector. Firms involved in this
industry advertise heavily through TV, radio and billboards. Fresh fruit
and vegetables also compete with dried fruit and nuts during the summer.
Consumption of dried fruit and nuts is the highest between September and
May when fresh fruits are not as widely available.

While overall imports of dried fruit and nuts have grown 14.7 percent,
new trends in market development have promoted an increase in bulk
packaging from grams to kilograms, which has decreased quality.
Additionally, all international food retail stores such as Auchan,
Tesco, and E. Leclerc, require distributors to pay stocking fees, entry
fees, and other obligatory fees (grand opening, birthday, and other
promotional fees) for placing products on their shelves. These fees are
very similar in structure to those paid in the U.S. to place products on
shelves in major grocery chains.

The following tables show a break down of dried fruit and nuts imported
to Poland.

Dried Fruit & Nuts Import Tables (In Thousands)

####### Almonds, Fresh or Dried, In Shell, 080211

  ---------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------
  Year Ending:                                                                               
  December 2005                                                                              

  **Partner        **Unit**   **2003**                  **2004**                  **2005**   
  Country**                                                                                  

                              **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**

  World            T          575358     184            104103     27             445614     49

  Slovakia         T          0          0              1354       0              208128     22

  Spain            T          5540       1              1744       1              180879     20

  Czech Republic   T          0          0              0          0              35846      4

  Germany          T          0          0              24176      5              20762      2

  Netherlands      T          0          0              54         0              0          0

  United States    T          569360     182            76775      21             0          0

  China            T          457        0              0          0              0          0
  ---------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------

###### **Almonds, Fresh or Dried, Shelled, 080212**

  --------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------
  Year Ending:                                                                              
  December 2005                                                                             

  **Partner       **Unit**   **2003**                  **2004**                  **2005**   
  Country**                                                                                 

                             **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**

  World           T          8016508    1895           12478874   2271           18709396   2507

  Spain           T          3964722    923            4494883    775            7327574    956

  United States   T          3666245    893            4608060    960            6554816    979

  Germany         T          1842       0              1488308    244            1692425    198

  Greece          T          57103      12             633608     96             1106386    131

  Chile           T          0          0              0          0              433004     51

  Czech Republic  T          0          0              22673      4              403771     49

  Latvia          T          0          0              0          0              259506     30

  Netherlands     T          0          0              620386     94             211938     24

  France          T          0          0              175030     29             185779     22

  Estonia         T          0          0              0          0              161301     19

  Philippines     T          0          0              0          0              120812     19

  Denmark         T          0          0              31718      5              92111      10

  Lithuania       T          0          0              85010      14             87369      11

  Slovakia        T          0          0              1763       0              35133      5

  Austria         T          0          0              3474       1              15239      2

  Sweden          T          4334       1              9139       1              14349      2

  Italy           T          321542     66             287615     45             6540       0
  --------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------

###### Raisins, 080620

  --------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------
  Year Ending: December                                                                           
  2005                                                                                            

  **Partner Country**   **Unit**   **2003**                  **2004**                  **2005**   

                                   **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**

  World                 T          12846481   13715          16241790   15850          18040355   18519

  Iran                  T          6953042    8426           8736072    9876           7662684    8831

  Italy                 T          17411      20             11171      6              3417591    3895

  Greece                T          2352041    1831           2269188    1883           2275629    2054

  Germany               T          0          0              1345358    1147           1707701    1681

  United States         T          858724     777            718348     548            871415     517

  Chile                 T          760825     611            1149718    671            801178     380

  Turkey                T          1504083    1724           1073711    1002           571619     562

  Argentina             T          0          0              220144     158            159866     115

  Netherlands           T          0          0              67280      49             107210     60

  Belgium               T          0          0              212044     190            103874     95

  Czech Republic        T          0          0              120242     103            96671      80

  Denmark               T          0          0              0          0              69125      37

  Lithuania             T          0          0              17822      23             63667      85

  Austria               T          0          0              4417       1              44608      19

  Uzbekistan            T          4985       4              0          0              29287      42

  Intra EU Stores &     T          0          0              0          0              16468      10
  Provisions                                                                                      

  Sweden                T          1724       1              10722      6              13419      6

  Afghanistan           T          51231      36             0          0              8632       6

  China                 T          6286       6              0          0              8442       40
  --------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------

#### 

###### Peanuts, In Shell, Not Roasted or Cooked, 120210

  --------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------
  Year Ending:                                                                              
  December 2005                                                                             

  **Partner       **Unit**   **2003**                  **2004**                  **2005**   
  Country**                                                                                 

                             **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**

  World           T          3987990    6294           4586340    5179           5692883    7064

  China           T          3932136    6189           3136488    3947           3590407    4787

  Germany         T          0          0              933938     699            1476462    1202

  Netherlands     T          0          0              232286     234            392837     791

  Australia       T          0          0              0          0              186897     242

  Slovakia        T          0          0              0          0              26873      22

  Spain           T          0          0              0          0              19145      20
  --------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------

#### 

####### Peanuts, Shelled, Not Roasted or Cooked, 120220

  ------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------
  Year Ending:                                                                            
  December 2005                                                                           

  **Partner     **Unit**   **2003**                  **2004**                  **2005**   
  Country**                                                                               

                           **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**

  World         T          19422029   25251          21190020   24226          22943691   27170

  Netherlands   T          0          0              6856146    7326           11921895   12832

  China         T          11366786   15025          5929337    6801           4813306    6009

  Argentina     T          5816573    7351           2429824    2718           2680896    3470

  Brazil        T          817459     1180           1560442    1773           2485482    3576

  India         T          215097     242            3843188    5016           520824     632

  Australia     T          0          0              0          0              189493     236

  Spain         T          0          0              0          0              112131     160

  Czech         T          0          0              0          0              58472      56
  Republic                                                                                

  United        T          20327      24             0          0              53803      73
  Kingdom                                                                                 

  Austria       T          78184      100            36613      41             51329      59

  Antigua &     T          0          0              0          0              16877      18
  Barbuda                                                                                 

  Ghana         T          36860      43             103835     136            16246      22

  Latvia        T          0          0              23512      23             14375      16

  Vietnam       T          5534       13             4586       9              4898       9

  United States T          681725     692            326998     296            0          0
  ------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------

###### Pistachios, Fresh or Dried, 080250

  --------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------
  Year Ending:                                                                              
  December 2005                                                                             

  **Partner       **Unit**   **2003**                  **2004**                  **2005**   
  Country**                                                                                 

                             **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**

  World           T          3733517    1241           5573742    1378           8091199    1389

  Germany         T          2726       0              2943915    684            1872559    341

  Iran            T          3465076    1147           1428682    421            1337574    208

  Netherlands     T          0          0              149575     28             1219135    241

  Lithuania       T          0          0              94059      20             927508     166

  Luxembourg      T          0          0              190737     33             735288     120

  United States   T          73565      31             158620     62             623434     108

  Czech Republic  T          0          0              0          0              598708     109

  Slovakia        T          0          0              105629     11             485948     46

  Spain           T          6970       1              496815     119            147734     26

  Belgium         T          0          0              0          0              130302     24
  --------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------

###### Walnuts, Fresh or Dried, In Shell, 080231

  ---------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------
  Year Ending:                                                                               
  December 2005                                                                              

  **Partner        **Unit**   **2003**                  **2004**                  **2005**   
  Country**                                                                                  

                              **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**

  World            T          309239     342            398257     219            1205723    806

  Netherlands      T          0          0              220136     95             455369     150

  Ukraine          T          58         0              0          0              429250     565

  United States    T          79387      90             12         0              151548     60

  Germany          T          506        0              64322      21             91089      17

  Slovakia         T          0          0              1187       0              55189      10

  Austria          T          0          0              4697       1              17875      2

  France           T          224897     250            107904     101            5306       1
  ---------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------

Sunflower Seeds, Whether or Not Shelled and in Grey and White Striped
Shell (Excl. For Sowing), 12060091

  ------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------
  Year Ending:                                                                            
  December 2005                                                                           

  **Partner     **Unit**   **2003**                  **2004**                  **2005**   
  Country**                                                                               

                           **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**

  World         T          6704119    11318          7345715    10579          7911174    9129

  China         T          2224287    2782           2411600    2723           3044961    2992

  Hungary       T          3734623    7180           3392136    5309           2729277    3460

  Germany       T          0          0              145533     165            519310     534

  Slovakia      T          72244      199            249352     523            468051     733

  United States T          453092     664            758477     1091           353038     377

  Turkey        T          0          0              0          0              194407     192

  Argentina     T          36033      41             46913      57             190551     204

  Czech         T          152239     373            186219     415            157276     290
  Republic                                                                                

  India         T          0          0              30632      36             87451      93

  Lithuania     T          0          0              0          0              58398      59

  Ukraine       T          15471      60             25935      61             55327      112

  Spain         T          0          0              0          0              19013      23

  Netherlands   T          0          0              44381      96             14041      23

  Romania       T          0          0              0          0              12257      17

  Bulgaria      T          0          0              44186      80             7792       20
  ------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------

### *Macadamia 08029060*

  ----------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------
  Year Ending:                                                                                
  December 2005                                                                               

  **Partner         **Unit**   **2003**                  **2004**                  **2005**   
  Country**                                                                                   

                               **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**

  World             T          1165       0              993        0              44553      3

  Netherlands       T          0          0              0          0              44228      3

  Germany           T          143        0              0          0              325        0

  Australia         T          989        0              0          0              0          0

  South Africa      T          0          0              993        0              0          0

  United States     T          32         0              0          0              0          0
  ----------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------

### *Pecans 08029020*

  -------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------
  Year Ending:                                                                             
  December 2005                                                                            

  **Partner      **Unit**   **2003**                  **2004**                  **2005**   
  Country**                                                                                

                            **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**   **USD**    **Quantity**

  World          T          247566     38             305413     39             310451     32

  United States  T          235171     32             230827     28             226466     18

  Netherlands    T          0          0              21785      3              58122      5

  Germany        T          0          0              15374      5              20306      6

  Denmark        T          0          0              36936      4              3523       0

  Nigeria        T          0          0              0          0              2035       2

  Australia      T          491        0              490        0              0          0

  Cote d Ivoire  T          11904      6              0          0              0          0
  -------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------- --------------

Source: Global Trade Atlas

## 3) Market Preferences

Flavored peanuts, almonds, and hazelnuts have recently become popular
among Polish consumers. Spicy flavors, as well as chocolate coatings
tend to be the most appealing. Coated peanuts, referred to as double
crunch peanuts, are also popular and are available in salted or flavored
varieties. Energy bars produced from grains, nuts, and dried fruits are
becoming more visible on the market as society becomes more health
conscious. Products from foreign companies that produce products in
Poland, dominate the energy bar market; however, Polish companies are
starting to produce these bars themselves. Chocolate manufacturers are
also starting to look for high quality ingredients to ensure longer
shelf life for their products. This has led to an increased demand for
high quality nuts as raw materials. Due to increased local demand,
Polish importers have become more interested in larger orders,
increasing the demand for direct shipments from the United States.

**III. Costs & Prices**

Costs of dried fruits and nuts depend on the brand and the market in
which they are sold (upper, middle, lower income). However, overall
price fluctuation is moderate. The following depicts retail prices for
dried fruit and nuts in June 2006.

Retail Prices

  ----------------------------------- ----------- -------------- --------------
  **Product**                         **Price**   **Quantity**   **Brand**

  Double Crunch Peanuts, Flavors:     7.20        260g           Felix 

  Chili, BBQ, and Paprika                                        

  Double Crunch Peanuts, Plain        4.19        150g           Felix

  In-Shell Salted Peanuts             3.49        300g           

  In-Shell Peanuts                    9.80/kg                    

  Shelled Peanuts                     13.35/kg                   

  Picante Peanuts                     5.35        300g           Felix

  Paprika (Picante) Peanuts           4.19        150g           Felix

  Lightly Salted Peanuts              10.80       500g           Felix

  Salted Peanuts                      3.20        100g           Felix

  Salted Peanuts                      13.99       1000g          Aromat

  Unsalted Peanuts                    4.29        150g           Felix

  Unsalted Peanuts                    7.25        500g           Felix

  Pistachios                          17.11       1000g          Gurillas

  Almonds                             6.26        300g           Bakal

  Walnuts                             2.49        100g           Uno Quality

  Dried Bananas                       15.20/kg                   

  Dried Pineapple                     20.30/kg                   

  Dried Apples                        6.99        200g           

  Dates                               1.25        150g           Uno Quality

  Dried Apricots                      4.54        100g           Uno Quality

  Pecans                              14.99       300g           

  Prunes                              3.44        500g           Uno Quality

  Macadamia                           17.99       300g           

  Raisins                             2.19        100g           Uno Quality
  ----------------------------------- ----------- -------------- --------------

Source: FAS Warsaw Field Research

Poland's import tariffs on dried fruit and nuts were drastically reduced
when Poland joined the EU in May 2004.

**Dried Fruits and Nut Tariffs**

  ---------------- ------------------------------------- ----------------
  CN Code          Name of Product                       EU Tariff

  08021110         Almonds, in shell, bitter             0%

  08021190         Almonds, in shell, other              5.6%\*

  08021210         Almonds, shelled, bitter              0%

  08021290         Almonds, shelled, other               3.5%\*

  080231           Walnuts, in shell                     4%

  080232           Walnuts, shelled                      5.1%

  080250           Pistachios                            1.6%

  08029020         Pecans                                0%

  08029060         Macadamia                             2%

  080620           Raisins                               2.4%

  081320           Prunes, dried                         9.6%

  08134095         Cranberries, dried                    2.4%

  08135031         Mixture of nuts                       4%

  120210           Peanuts, in shell                     0%

  120220           Peanuts, shelled                      0%

  12060091         Sunflower Seeds                       0%
  ---------------- ------------------------------------- ----------------

\*Other Almonds, in shell and shelled, have a quota of 900,000 tons,
with a tariff quota of 2%.

For more information on EU tariffs please refer to:
[http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/dds/en/tarhome.htm]{.underline}

# Section IV. Market Access

The Polish government works to ensure the safety and quality of food for
Polish consumers through a number of regulatory means. Information
specifically pertaining to Poland may be obtained from FAS's Food and
Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report for Poland.
Most measures are the same as those observed in the European Union. The
most important EU regulations can be found in FAS's FAIRS report for the
European Union, which can be found at the following address
[http://www.useu.be/agri/usda.html]{.underline}.

## - Registration of a new imported product:

All imported products must be approved for sale or use on the Polish
market. Registration and approval of imported products is much simpler
if the product has already received approval for sale in another EU
country. In order to test or register a new product or start procedures
for receiving approval of a new additive (not specified on the approved
additives list) the following procedure should be followed:

Appropriate Voivod Sanitary Station should be contacted. In Warsaw - the
Wojewodzka Stacja Sanitarna (SANEPID) is the appropriate contact. Please
note that only firms registered in Poland (e.g. the potential importer)
can order product testing. Additionally, each region has its own
sanitary station (a list is available from Warsaw SANEPID) and only
firms registered in Warsaw or neighboring areas can conduct product
testing in the Warsaw Sanitary Station.

A local sanitary station must be supplied with a product sample for
testing. The tests can take between two weeks and two months. The cost
is difficult to estimate but may amount to US\$250 per product. An
estimate of the cost can be obtained from the SANEPID station when it is
presented with product details. The lab tests for product ingredients to
determine whether they are permitted on the Polish market.

If it is determined that all the ingredients are allowed on the Polish
market, SANEPID test results are sufficient for the product to be sold
in Poland. However, should some ingredients be questioned, additional
requests must be submitted to State Hygiene Office (Panstwowy Zaklad
Higieny).

All packaged/canned food products are required to have Polish language
labels. Multi-language labels are acceptable as long as they include
Polish. The label must contain:

-   The name of the product,

-   The name and address of the producer,

-   The date to be consumed before - the Polish phrase "nalezy spozyc do
    XXX" is commonly used,

-   The net content (weight/capacity), and

-   The content of the product (ingredients, chemical additives, etc.).

Labeling must be applied in the form of a whole label or a permanent
sticker before the product can enter Poland. Products arriving in Poland
without appropriate labels will be detained at the border until
appropriate labels are applied.

Poland's Ministry of Health and Social Welfare published a new
regulation (Journal of Law no. 87 dated May 19, 2003) on food additives
in June 2003. Poland uses a positive-additives list, which identifies
additives that are permitted for use in foodstuffs. This particular
regulation has been one of the most difficult obstacles facing imported
products. As each EU member state has a different list of allowable food
additives it is vital for all U.S. exporters to check with the potential
Polish importers about whether the product intended for the Polish
market meets all the ingredient requirements.

If you would like to contact authorities directly involved in preparing
regulations on food additives and inspection of additive levels for
imported products, please contact the National Food and Nutrition
Institute (see section V for contact information).

# V. Key Contacts and Further Information

Embassy of the United States of America

Office of Agricultural Affairs, Warsaw, Poland

e-mail: [agwarsaw@usda.gov]{.underline} or
[agwarsaw@poczta.onet.pl]{.underline}

tel: 48 22 504 2336, fax: 48 22 504 2320

Mazowiecka Sanitary Station - SANEPID - actual tests & check ups

Mr. Zbigniew Kutyba, Voividship Sanitary Inspector

ul. Zelazna 79

00-875 Warsaw

ph: 4822-6201656, 6209001 ext. 42

fax: 4822-6248209, 6203719

[www.wsse-wawa@supermedia.pl]{.underline}

## Institute of Food and Nutrition

Dr. Lucjan Szponar, Vice Director

Ms. Katarzyna Stos, Section for Food and Nutrition Manager

ul. Powsinska 61/63

02-903 Warsaw

ph: 4822-5509677, 8420571, 8422171

fax: 4822-8421103

fax: 4822-423742

For aflatoxin information please contact:

State Hygiene Office‑ (Panstwowy Zaklad Higieny)

PZH Prof. Jan Krzysztof Ludwicki, Director, ph: 4822‑8497084

Ms. Katarzyna Czaja, chemical residue lab, ph: 4822‑8493332

Ms. Krystyna Rybinska, Food Testing Unit, ph: 4822‑8494051 ext. 359, 339

fax: 4822‑8493513, 8497441

ul. Chocimska 24

Warsaw

Main Sanitary Inspection (Glowny Inspektor Sanitarny ‑ GIS)

Mr. Andrzej Trybusz, Chief Sanitary Inspector

ph: 4822‑6351559

fax: 4822‑6356194

ul. Dluga 38/40

00‑238 Warsaw

**Polish Center for Research and Certification**

Ms. Ewa Slowinska

Manager Food Department

ph: 4822‑6470722, 8579916

fax: 4822‑6471109

e‑mail: cert.wyr@pcbc.gov.pl

ul. Klobucka 23A

02‑699 Warsaw

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