EGYPTIAN FOOD IMPORTS are fit for human consumption, said Kuwaiti Health Ministry spokesman Ahmed El Shatty, speaking with Kuwait’s Al Seyassah newspaper. The remarks have been picked up here at home by Ahram Gate. El Shatty reiterated the Egyptian Agricultural Ministry’s statement that the US Food and Drug Administration had not imposed new bans on Egyptian food imports, but rather had noted orders issued in 2009 and 2010 against three Egyptian cheese producers (see FDA website here). Kuwaiti authorities, he added, have found no link between imports of Egyptian fruit and vegetables and food-borne diseases in Kuwait. The announcement comes after Kuwait conducted tests on samples of Egyptian products currently in the market. Al Seyassah notes that the head of the Kuwaiti food authority was not available for confirmation.