Russian watchdog slaps import ban on several Ukrainian food producers

20/10/2010 12:00 - 386 Views

Russia is banning the import of meat and dairy goods from various enterprises in Ukraine starting from October 16-17, the country's agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said.
The agency said that a ban would come into force on October 16 for importing production from Baltic Dairy Works - Baby Foods and beef from Shepetov Meat Works.
In addition, ban on the import of beef from Trostenet and Vatutin Meat Works will come into effect on October 17.
This decision was made following a joint inspection of installations in Ukraine in September by Russian and Ukrainian veterinary services. Rosselkhoznadzor said that violations of Russian sanitary requirements had been uncovered.
Therefore, of the 15 meat-processing enterprises in Ukraine with the right to import to Russia, only three remain and of the 14 dairy facilities, 10 still can import.

Oct 18 2010
Source: kyivpost.com