Russia Cracking Down on Belarusian Trans-shipments of Banned Salmon and Other Food Imports
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Barents Observer] by Atle Staalesen - August 3, 2015
Several government agencies now join forces in a campaign against food products imported to Russia from the EU, USA and other countries in violation with the embargo.
The Federal Customs Service, the State Consumer Control Authority and the Agriculture Control Authority will together destroy illegal products when discovered not only on the border, but also in shops, storehouses and other places in the country, newspaper Kommersant reports.
Russia in August 2014 introduced an extensive embargo on western food as a retaliatory measure against the sanction regime imposed by the EU and USA. In late June this year, the embargo was extended to August 2016...
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