Russia has destroyed some 597 tonnes of food products illegally imported from blacklisted countries since August 6, statistics show.A message on the website of Rosselkhoznadzor, the country’s food safety watchdog, reads that some 550 tons of agricultural products have been detained and liquidated.Another 321 tons of animal food products have been detained, 47 of them destroyed (“including 576 kg of output illegally carried in hand luggage”, the message also says.)A decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 6 coincided with the anniversary of Moscow’s decision to ban food imports from a host of countries, including EU member states …read more
Source: Novinite
