Russia: The Cabinet of Ministers has extended the import of whey for baby food from the "sanctioned" countries for 2021

The Russian government has extended until 2021 the possibility of importing demineralized milk whey powder with a demineralization level of 90%, which is intended for the production of infant formula, from countries subject to the Russian food embargo. The corresponding decree was published on the official portal of legal information. "The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation shall develop and approve the procedure for confirming the intended use of imported goods - dry demineralized whey with a demineralization level of 90%, intended for the production of infant dry milk formulas (breast milk substitutes) <...> for 2021," the document says ... According to the document, the Ministry of Agriculture will have to approve the permitted volume of import of such products to Russia for 2021. In 2020, the permitted import volume of whey powder for the production of infant formula was 3 thousand tons. In August 2014, Russia banned the import of certain types of agricultural ...