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News by Topic: Food Safety

Friday, December 30, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Russia Bans Import of German Pork Consignment
RUSSIA - Specialists of the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration detected law violations at temporary storage warehouse "Sirius" during border veterinary control.
Friday, November 11, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Russia to Ban German Pig Imports
RUSSIA - Russia will temporarily ban imports of live pigs from Germany over antibiotic levels in the animals, the head of the country's agriculture watchdog said Wednesday, 9 November.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Authorities Block Import of Pigs and Pig Meat
RUSSIA - The Russian food safety and veterinary authority, Rosselkhoznador, has blocked a shipment of pig meat from Germany and also a shipment of pigs from Denmark.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Russia and Kazakhstan in Veterinary Talks
RUSSIA - Talks have been taking place between the Deputy Head of the Russian food safety and veterinary authority Rosselkhoznadzor, Yeugeny Nepoklonov, and Nigmat Zhakupbayev, Deputy Chair of the State...
Thursday, September 29, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Residue Inspections not Equivalent in Russia
RUSSIA - An initial assessment by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) of the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection (European Commission) experts has found that the state system used to...
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Inspections in Voronezh and Volgograd Oblasts
RUSSIA - The Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for the Voronezh and Volgograd Oblasts have carried out 66 inspections this year. The inspections were carried out at the plants where pigs are reared and slaughtered...
Friday, June 03, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Russia Bans Brazilian Meat from Three States
RUSSIA - The Russian veterinary and food safety body, Rosselkhoznador is to impose temporary import bans on meat from Brazilian processing plants from three states.
Friday, May 20, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Classical Swine Fever in Vladimir Oblast
RUSSIA - Classical Swine Fever has been found in a pig in in the Kovrov Rayon of the Vladimir Oblast in Russia.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
View news from Russian Federation New ASF Outbreak In Krasnodar Krai
RUSSIA - The specialists of the Russian food safety authority Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for Krasnodar Krai and Republic of Adygeya found seven carcases of four to six month old piglets at different...
Thursday, April 28, 2011
View news from Russian Federation ASF Infected Meat Claims Rebuffed
RUSSIA - In connection with the information published in some regional RUSSIA - The Russian food safety authority Rosselkhoznador has hit back at claimes that pork tainted with African Swiner Fever has...
Monday, January 24, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Russia Bans Import of Live Pigs from Germany
RUSSIA - Russia has banned the import of live pigs from Germany for fattening and slaughter, head of the Federal Agency for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) Sergei Dankvert told...
Friday, January 21, 2011
View news from Russian Federation More Hungarian Plants Can Export to Russia
RUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities, Rosselkhoznadzor, have extended the list of plants in Hungary that are approved to export slaughter pigs to Russia.
Thursday, December 09, 2010
View news from Russian Federation Contaminated Pig Tails Seized in Far East
RUSSIA - Russia's agriculture health watchdog has seized 25 tons of listeria-contaminated pig tails in the Far East, Rosselkhoznadzor aide, Vitaly Salenko, said earlier today.
Monday, September 20, 2010
View news from Russian Federation Russia Halts Pork from Two US Smithfield Plants
RUSSIA - Russia has put a "temporary" halt to pork imports from two US plants as well as producers in several other countries due to concerns about antibiotics in the meat, a Russian government official...
Friday, December 11, 2009
View news from Russian Federation Inspectors Widen Ban on US Pork Imports
RUSSIA - The Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Inspection Service widened its ban on US pork imports on Thursday to include four more plants and could close its market entirely to the United States...
Friday, October 23, 2009
View news from Russian Federation ASF Jumps from Southern to Northern Russia
RUSSIA - The deadly pig disease African Swine Fever (ASF) has jumped 2,000 kilometres from southern Russia to St Petersburg in north-western Russia.
Friday, October 16, 2009
View news from Russian Federation Russia Lifts A/H1N1-Related Pork Ban
RUSSIA - Russia is lifting all its AH1N1-related import restrictions on pork products as the disease is already spreading in Russia anyway.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
View news from Russian Federation Russia Lifts Pork Ban on Five US States
RUSSIA - Russia's food safety regulator Rosselkhoznadzor has lifted a ban on pork imports from five US states imposed earlier due to the spread of the A/H1N1 flu virus.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
View news from Russian Federation Russia Imposes Wide Meat Import Ban on Flu Risk
RUSSIA - Federal Agency for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision, Rosselkhoznadzor, has banned pork imports from a number of Latin American countries, and all meat imports from the Mexico and three...
Thursday, March 26, 2009
View news from Russian Federation Probe Launched into ASF Outbreak in South Russia
RUSSIA - Investigators have launched a probe into an outbreak of swine fever in southern Russia, the second to hit the region this year, an aide to the head of the local investigation department said on...
Thursday, March 19, 2009
View news from Russian Federation Swine Fever Confirmed in South Russian Region
RUSSIA - An outbreak of African swine fever has been confirmed at a farm in southern Russia's Stavropol Region, the region's chief veterinary official said on Thursday.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
View news from Russian Federation Russia Suspends Imports from US Plants
RUSSIA - Russia has suspended imports of pork products from six US pork facilities, claiming the products did not meet Russian standards, according to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)....

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