Russia will begin checking the production of foreign wines

Russia intends to test and evaluate the production technology of wines supplied to the Russian Federation from abroad. Rosselkhoznadzor is negotiating with a number of countries, the Izvestia newspaper reports, citing the Ministry of Agriculture. “Now, to implement this provision, Rosselkhoznadzor is working to conclude memorandums of understanding between the departments in the field of winemaking of the interested countries,” the department told the newspaper. The Ministry of Agriculture said that according to the law “On viticulture and winemaking in the Russian Federation,” Russian authorities have the right to control the production technology of products that are imported into the country on the territories of foreign states. Rosselkhoznadzor specialists plan to visit sites to conduct audits and evaluate the beverage manufacturing technology. Rosselkhoznadzor told the newspaper that production assessment is necessary to control the compliance of wine production technology in ...