Russia steps up inspections of Polish pork in 'meat trade war'
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
21.08.2013 12:38
Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) is stepping up inspections of Polish pork following export 'violations.'
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Sergei Dankwert, head of Rosselkhoznadzor, has said the action is being taken after Spanish pork marrow was found concealed in a consignment from Poland at the Belarusian border.
The marrow, which was discovered behind rows of meat marked as Polish, came from factories that do not have permits to export to countries in Russia's customs union, which includes Belarus and Kazakhstan.
“From now on, all consignments of Polish pork – chilled or frozen – will be subject to strict inspections,” Dankwert told Russian newspaper Moskovskij Komsomolets.
The newspaper claimed that the move is the beginning of a “trade war” with Poland, stressing the discovery of E.coli bacteria in frozen beef and pork products from two Polish companies on 11 August.
The E. coli incident prompted Rosselkhoznadzor to state that “Poland's veterinary service had been warned about the inadmissibility of such violations.” (nh/pg)
Source: PAP