Russia: The Ministry of Economic Development intends to extend the import of whey for baby food from the sanctioned countries until 2022

The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia proposes to extend the possibility of importing dry milk whey with a demineralization level of 90% for the production of infant formula from countries subject to the Russian food embargo until 2022. The corresponding draft government decree is posted on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts. "The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia has prepared a draft resolution of the government of the Russian Federation <...> providing for the extension from January 1 to December 31, 2022 (inclusive) of the exclusion from the ban on the import of dry demineralized milk whey into the Russian Federation with a demineralization level of 90% <. ..> intended for the production of infant formula milk (breast milk substitutes), as well as for industrial testing and adjustment of equipment for the production of these products, the country of origin of which is the United States of America, the countries of the European Union, Canada, Australia, ...