Rosselkhoznadzor in Russia will check canned fish for counterfeit

Published 2021년 7월 29일

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Russia's agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, has requested an investigation into the falsification of canned saury products, with 16 regions under suspicion. The investigation was prompted by signs of honey and sorbic acid, a preservative, being added to the fish. The majority of the violations were found to be a lack of sufficient raw materials, leading to the use of cheaper fish like herring in the final product. The investigation will be expanded to include other fish species, and laboratory diagnostics have been launched in almost all Russian regions to test the quality of these products.

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“We are now systematically going on different types of products. According to the analysis, saury is the most common fish species. We will go for other types of fish, but these will be separate examinations, ”she said. Julia Melano noted that Rosselkhoznadzor sent a request to Rospotrebnadzor after signs of falsification in canned saury were found. This applies to the products of manufacturers from 16 regions of Russia. “These are the most common violations when there is an insufficient amount of raw materials available at the enterprise according to the documents that we analyze in the electronic system" Mercury ", and a large amount of the final product is produced from this insufficient raw material ... market, we launched laboratory diagnostics in almost all regions of the country, we started from Moscow. The results are still ...

Source: Food Retail Russia