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RUSSIA SLAPS A BAN ON FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FROM UKRAINE
YEREVAN, October 22./ARKA/. Rosselkhoznadzor, Russia's veterinary and
phytosanitary inspectorate banned imports and transit of fruits and
vegetables from Ukraine as from October 22, 2014, the Prime reported.
The ban is imposed as Ukraine's state veterinary service failed to
ensure safety of crop products, says the report.
First, the Russian regulator tried to settle the problem routinely.
The Russian food safety inspectorate asked the Ukrainian overseer
to provide, by October 21, information about fruits and vegetables
supplies that may be re-exported from the EU.
Key foodstuff imports from the EU were banned by Russia as from
August 7, in response to the EU and West's sanctions over the
Ukrainian crisis.
The Russian inspectorate said items of quarantine concern were found
in fruits and vegetables supplied from Ukraine, apple seedwarm and
thrips in particular.
Head of plant quarantine department of the Ukrainian service Andrey
Chelombitko said they had not received the Russian request. Hence,
having no answer to its request the Russian food safety watchdog
decided to slap a ban.
The head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Danvert told TASS earlier
the inspectorate suspects Ukraine of re-exporting banned fruit and
vegetables from the EU. The source also said a steep increase in apple,
tomato, cucumber, pear and plum exports from Ukraine was recorded in
August and September this year, compared to 2013.
The products often lack labels indicating the country of origin,
which, according to the watchdog, may indicate non-Ukrainian origin
of these products. -0--
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YEREVAN, October 22./ARKA/. Rosselkhoznadzor, Russia's veterinary and
phytosanitary inspectorate banned imports and transit of fruits and
vegetables from Ukraine as from October 22, 2014, the Prime reported.
The ban is imposed as Ukraine's state veterinary service failed to
ensure safety of crop products, says the report.
First, the Russian regulator tried to settle the problem routinely.
The Russian food safety inspectorate asked the Ukrainian overseer
to provide, by October 21, information about fruits and vegetables
supplies that may be re-exported from the EU.
Key foodstuff imports from the EU were banned by Russia as from
August 7, in response to the EU and West's sanctions over the
Ukrainian crisis.
The Russian inspectorate said items of quarantine concern were found
in fruits and vegetables supplied from Ukraine, apple seedwarm and
thrips in particular.
Head of plant quarantine department of the Ukrainian service Andrey
Chelombitko said they had not received the Russian request. Hence,
having no answer to its request the Russian food safety watchdog
decided to slap a ban.
The head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Danvert told TASS earlier
the inspectorate suspects Ukraine of re-exporting banned fruit and
vegetables from the EU. The source also said a steep increase in apple,
tomato, cucumber, pear and plum exports from Ukraine was recorded in
August and September this year, compared to 2013.
The products often lack labels indicating the country of origin,
which, according to the watchdog, may indicate non-Ukrainian origin
of these products. -0--
http://arka.am/en/news/in_the_world/russia_slaps_a_ban_on_fruit_and_vegetables_from_uk raine/#sthash.Ywo1PdWt.dpuf