Easy Populate 4.0.36.ZC bug uploading not latin UTF-8 characters

Multilingual with English and Hebrew characters:
1. I am able to download a CSV file in which characters in both languages appear correctly
2. On the upload of the CSV file, the English characters are correctly updated and added to the database , HOWEVER with Hebrew, text strings are cut short after the following two characters: "ג" (Gimmel) and "ע" (Ayn). The Hebrew language is RTL or written right to left.

If I have a product name "עגביות מספר 1" (tomato number 1), all of the text to the left of the character "ע" is omitted once uploaded. The same applies to category names.

I have been looking at the code easypopulate_4_import.php, and it contains reference to the mb_split function, however it isn't clear why only only categories names to mention that the problem I am having persists on category names as well. Could the utf-8 conversion of smart-quotes, em-dash, and ellipsis be interfering in some manner?

I have contributed the Hebrew language packages a while ago that I intend to update shortly.

Do the issues of paragraph 2 hold true if you simply export then import the file without making any changes to it?

Don't you think that this conversation would be more beneficial to those that use EP4 by carrying it on at the associated forum as provided by the plugin download location? (https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2069)

There would still be some questions to be answered to address the mb_split discussion.

Thank you MC... and yes, it holds true even if I import even if I do not make any changes to the CSV file.
I will also post this conversation into its respective forum as well.