Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance

Russia Bans The Import of Pigs and Pork Products from Bulgaria

The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance - Rosselkhoznadzor has introduced a ban on the delivery of live pigs and pork from Bulgaria and Slovakia to Russia. The measures are taken due to the African swine fever (ASF) disease, TASS reported. The restrictions are temporary but have been in force since 9 August

Ljajic: We were lucky to avoid “red card”

BELGRADE – We were lucky to avoid being shown a “red card” by Russia, as it could easily have happened, Serbian Minister of Trade and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic has said after arriving in Belgrade from Moscow, where a problem of allegedly defective meat products for export to Russian markets has been settled with the Russian side.