The country has already announced several food import bans following Western sanctions.
Russia's Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) may restrict fruit imports from Greece next week, RIA news agency reported, citing the watchdog agency.
VPSS may also suspend U.S. poultry imports next week, Interfax news agency said, citing the same service.
Greece supplied fruit worth $611 million to Russia in 2013, RIA added, citing customs data. Russia imported U.S. chicken meat worth $71 million in January through April, Interfax said.
VPSS said it had found signs of certain quarantine-linked pests such as moths in Greek nectarines, while U.S. poultry imports may be suspended due to signs of certain antibiotics use, according to reports.
The service could not be reached for immediate comment. REUTERS
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Russia’s veterinary and phytosanitary watchdog (Rosselkhoznadzor) said on Thursday it might impose a ban on imports of plant products from the European Union over quarantine pests regularly found in such products.....
ReplyDelete“Recent cases indicate that the European system of quarantine security does not work,” Sergei Dankvert, the Rosselkhoznadzor chief, told ITAR-TASS.
Currently, Dankvert said, Rosselkhoznadzor was collecting evidence base on all cases when quarantine pests had been found in batches of plant products from EU countries to assess possible risks. The agency plans to organize consultations with phytosanitary services of the European Commission and individual countries of the European Union, Dankvert added.
On Wednesday, Rosselkhoznadzor banned fruit and vegetable imports from Poland, a key supplier of apples, pears, queen-apples, cherries, sweet cherries and cabbage to Russia, on grounds that these products were infected by Oriental fruit moths.
Earlier on Thursday, Alexei Alexeyenko, an aide to the Rosselkhoznadzor head, said the agency might impose a ban on imports of farming products from Greece, which exports citrus fruit, grapes, melon, apples, pears, apricots, cherries and sweep cherries, peaches, plums and other fruits to Russia.
http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/743118
31/7/14
Rosselkhoznadzor (Servizio Federale per la Veterinaria e Sorveglianza Fitosanitaria) può decidere di vietare l'importazione di tutti i prodotti di origine vegetale provenienti dall'Unione Europea per la rilevazione periodica di partite contaminate nelle forniture europee....
ReplyDeleteLo ha annunciato il capo del dipartimento Sergej Dankvert.
Secondo lui, attualmente Rosselhoznadzor sta raccogliendo i campioni di tali forniture per valutare i rischi esistenti per il Paese.
A breve saranno consultati i servizi fitosanitari della Commissione europea e dei singoli Stati membri della UE.
Per saperne di più: http://italian.ruvr.ru/news/2014_07_31/La-Russia-puo-rinunciare-a-tutti-i-prodotti-vegetali-europei-9778/