The Russian Federation has banned the import of Brazilian beef and livestock from two states of Brazil since September 15

Since September 15, Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the import of cattle and beef from the state of Minas Gerais of Brazil into the Russian Federation. Boneless beef supplies are also limited from the state of Mato Grosso. As reported in the materials of the department, this is due "to the receipt of information about the occurrence of cases of spongiform encephalopathy in cattle (the so-called" mad cow disease "- IF)". The ban on supplies from the state of Minas Gerais also applies to blood and blood-containing products, beef on the bone, beef offal, intestinal raw materials obtained from cattle, with the exception of protected casings, mechanically deboned beef, as well as processed proteins intended for feed to productive animals. In addition, for this reason, the Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the import of boneless beef obtained from cattle older than 30 months from the states of Mato Grosso and Minas Gerais since September 15. From the same date, the transit of cattle from these ...