Russia suspends meat imports from five nations over Salmonella concerns

Russia suspends meat imports from five nations over Salmonella concerns

Source Link: en.rian.ru

MOSCOW, March 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's veterinary watchdog suspended meat imports from the United States, France, Germany, Brazil and Uruguay over salmonella concerns, a news release said Friday.

Examination of more than 200 metric tons of poultry, beef and pork from these countries in January revealed that the meat was infected with salmonella, the regulator said.

The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision warned earlier Friday that it would suspend imports of EU meat if the European Commission failed to provide certificates attesting to its quality.

Citing repeated deliveries of unsafe meat products to Russia from the EU in 2006, the watchdog proposed that each EU country submit plans for 2007 to monitor the levels of prohibited and dangerous substances in animals, meat products and feed, and to report on relevant monitoring for 2007

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