Russia suspended the imports of European beef products

Russia suspended the imports of beef products of ten European countries on Wednesday – the Moscow Times news portal reported citing a notification published in the Russian federal consumer protection agency’ website.

The Russian federal consumer protection agency, the Roszpotrebnadzor suspended the imports of certain beef beef products from ten European countries referring to the fact that contaminated beef products (anthrax) detected in Germany.

The Anthrax infection was first detected in September at a cattle farm in Slovakia, and later in Poland. The contaminated beef and products according to the European Commission's food safety rapid alert system (RASFF, Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) reached Belgium, Denmark, Slovakia, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Poland and Germany. (MTI)