Russia: Rosselkhoznadzor identified a violation of legal requirements during the import of 40 tons of frozen fish in the Astrakhan region

Published Oct 10, 2023

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The Russian Federation has banned the import of fish products due to a lack of laboratory tests confirming their quality and safety. The veterinary accompanying documents also did not include the name of the recipient of the goods, leading to the ban. Since the beginning of 2023, the Rosselkhoznadzor Office has detained and returned 14 commercial shipments, totaling over 124 tons, due to violations during the movement of goods.

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Based on the results of veterinary control at the stage of documentary inspection of the cargo, it was established that for these batches there are no laboratory tests confirming the quality and safety of the fish products produced. In addition, the veterinary accompanying documents do not contain the name of the recipient of the goods. This fact of violation served as the basis for a ban on the import of the above products into the territory of the Russian Federation. In accordance with the law, the products were returned back to the shipper. Officials of the territorial administration held an explanatory conversation with the violator about the procedure for moving products of animal origin across the territory of the EAEU. In total, due to violations of the law during the ...

Source: Fishretail