New Delhi - Sept. 27 - Small volumes of Indian white sugar shipped to China a few weeks ago have been diverted to other destinations after it was withheld by the Chinese authorities over higher than permissible levels of bacteria, executive of a global commodities trading firm said Thursday.
"The contract with sugar buyers in China hadn't stipulated any micro-biological test to check bacterial levels at the port of origin. However, the Chinese authorities undertook the test at their end and found higher (bacterial) levels," the official, who was familiar with the developments, told Dow Jones Newswires.
He said since only a small volume of exports failed the test, it may not have any impact on overall Indian exports of sugar to China, which started only a few months ago.