Israel was reported here today to have Joined with several other fruit-exporting countries to protest a decision of the European Economic Commission barring the use of a chemical preservative for fruits exported to the European Common Market after next December.
EEC experts were given data from reputable Dutch and West German research institutes demonstrating that the chemical was not injurious to health in any way. Israel and the other countries have asked abrogation of the decision which would severely cut into fruit exports of the affected countries, especially Israel.
Israel also raised other questions affecting its imports to Euromart countries. This was one at a meeting of the Joint EEC-Israel commission set up in the agreement with Israel to consider complaints by Israel. The documents presented at the meeting were turned over to the EEC Commission and members of the six member countries for consideration.
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