Milk of Five Belarusian Enterprises Rejected

Since December 7 dairy products of five Belarusian enterprises are prohibited by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor). Earlier, it was recommended to introduce self-restriction.

Press-secretary of the department Yulia Melano informed TASS. She says that restrictions are of temporary nature and connected with "inappropriate measures on non-delivery of dangerous products to the Russian Federation."

Enterprises under restrictions are as follows: OAO Milkavita, Rogachev Milk Canning Plant, OAO Slutsk Cheese-making Plant, Novogrudok Milk Plant, Smorgon dairy products (branch of OAO Lida Milk Canning Plant).

The representative of Rosselkhoznadzor also mentioned that they had directed the letter to the Department of Veterinary and Food Control of Belarus.

Rosselkhoznadzor has repeatedly indicated facts proving that documentation of quarantineable products imported to Russia with Belarusian re-export certificates with forged phytosanitary certificates from more than ten countries are of systematic nature. In October 2015 the department revealed new illegal schemes of import of forbidden vegetables from the European Union. They were allegedly taken through Russia to Kazakhstan, but were sold in the Russia's territory. The Main State Inspectorate for Seed Production, Quarantine and Protection of Plants of Belarus was involved in illegal deliveries.

In November the head of the department called our country the channel for smuggling.

Russian sanitary services have complaints against the Belarusian party not only from a perspective of re-export, but quality of Belarusian production as well. There were 36 violations of 327 samples in food products in Moscow region.