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Friday, 29.03.2024, 01:12
Russia bans import of several Latvian fish canneries' products
The service said it had "detected violations of consumer rights" in the said companies' products.
During the inspection, the service established inadequacies with regard to product branding, mass properties, energy value, and organoleptic indicators.
"Food products that do not comply with the requirements must be removed from circulation," the service said.
The message also notes that "the study of fish
canned products of other manufacturers are continuing."
As
previously announced to Interfax by the head of Rospotrebnadzor, chief state sanitary
doctor of Russia Anna Popova,
because of violations it was decided to suspend the import of canned fish that
are produced at four plants in Latvia.
"On
August 1, the import of canned fish will be suspended. Now we are talking about
four Latvian companies", said Popova. – We continuestudying the fish
canned products from other manufacturers."