ASF opens the way to import?

A working meeting between the head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert with industry associations and leading companies in the meat market.

Interests of the Russian business community at the meeting represented the leadership of the National Meat Association, Northwest Meat Association, the Commission RSPP Agribusiness Association operators of the Russian poultry market, the National Swine Union, the Union kombikormschikov, International Association of raw intestines, the National Union of suppliers and producers of natural membranes, the National Union of Milk Producers, Companies "Agribusiness", "SITIGRAND", "Zeus", "Marr Russia», «Globex Foods", "Tennis Foods "," Elidar "," Karenta "," Cherkizovo "and" MK Mikoyan »,« Pepsico / Wimm-Bill-Dann "," TD PKK. " The meeting was attended by senior staff of the central office of Rosselkhoznadzor. Opening the meeting, Sergei Dankvert noted that such meetings have become a good tradition allowing to maintain an open dialogue between the state and respectable business, the combined unions and associations. The dynamics of the event, taking into account the wide range of contexts supply of animal products to the Russian market and changes in the epizootic situation, make such meetings are particularly necessary.

Currently, the main factor influencing the production of domestic meat products is widespread African swine fever gripped and Belarus. In therefore, the domestic production of pork will not provide its growing consumption. On Therefore, taking into account the volume of imports of pork, it is necessary to provide reliable control supplied with the Russian pork safety.

In Brazil Rosselkhoznadzor experts have inspected a number of companies pork production, including not previously supplied the products to the Russian market, and identified significant drawbacks, including systemic. System used in Brazil monitoring in the absence of ractopamine in the production of clearly ineffective. Serious claims appeared to companies interested in supplying the Russian market and products the poultry industry. In particular, it is noted that the products used for disinfecting chlorine means that it is not permitted under the laws of Russia and the Customs Union. There are problems in on Brazilian beef - with border control efforts repeatedly identified supplies from companies that do not have the right to do. Of particular concern Rosselkhoznadzor is the fact that in four batches of beef received from Brazil, in laboratory monitoring of the safety of ractopamine was found, the application which in cattle is not allowed, not only Russian but also to the Brazilian legislation. We plan to conduct another inspection of Brazilian companies in September or October of this year, said Sergei Dankvert. Currently, intensive consultations with the leadership of the Veterinary Service of Brazil - both at high and at the expert level. The next round of consultations Sergei Dankvert workers and the head of the Veterinary Service Brazil Enio Marques Pereira will take place in the middle of next week.

In regard to ensuring the security of supply of animal products from Canada, there has been some progress, said Sergei Dankvert. Participate in this process as a state veterinary services, and enterprises of all levels and industry associations. The main purpose of this work - guaranteed non-use of ractopamine in the manufacture of products for the Customs Union. It is assumed that the Russian experts who will carry out checks American companies interested in supplying products to the Russian market, visit Canada on a working visit to discuss practical issues of security of Canadian products in Russia.

U.S. showing a substantial interest in the resumption of supply to the market of the Customs Union Sergei Dankvert. They offer their control programs against non- ractopamine and other beta-agonists in the production of turkey, pork and beef for the Customs Union. Their suggestions will be carefully studied by experts Rosselkhoznadzor. Reached a preliminary agreement on the next stage of testing the U.S. companies interested in the Russian market. Will be inspected by the enterprise production of broiler meat and maybe turkey meat. Inspection can begin in the first half of October.

have emerged Rosselkhoznadzor a lot of questions to the Veterinary Service of Mexico. On his last requests Rosselkhoznadzor has not yet received a response.

Spanish veterinary service Rosselkhoznadzor sent to the updated lists of companies able to fulfill the requirements of Russian legislation and the Customs Union in the production of products. On its initiative, the list of supplier fell from 741 to 174. Rosselkhoznadzor and the National Veterinary Service of Spain agreed to hold the next round of testing Spanish companies since September 9.

German Veterinary Service shall submit to the updated lists of Rosselhoznadzor of supplier no later than August 12. Rosselhoznadzor causes concern scandal erupted in relation to reveal the wide use at factories food production of low-skilled foreign labor workers. In France, the security situation has developed products of animal origin better than in Germany or Spain. The revised lists have reduced the number of company- Suppliers twice.

actualize lists of supplier August 9 Rosselhoznadzor should provide Lithuanian Veterinary Service. It should be excluded from these companies, using raw materials from Unverified companies, some of whom are foreign. Responding to questions from the business, Sergei Dankvert stressed the importance of combating counterfeit products, which not only creates a security problem for the consumer, but also creating serious economic problems for bona fide market. Extra large dimensions, he said, has acquired adulteration of milk products using coconut oil. In addition, they touched upon the improvement of the system of the national veterinary legislation and the creation of a system that can cope with the diversity of biological risks faced by the agricultural sector of the Russian economy in the production and processing of products of animal origin. In response to the question of the restoration of supply for feeding of live animals from the EU, Sergei Dankvert noted that the Commission did not Take effective measures to improve security in the supply of such animals to the as part of the territory of the Baltic States and Poland was threatened in the area at the outbreak of African swine fever in Belarus. Speaking about the recent outbreaks of foot and mouth disease, Sergei Dankvert noted the special Rosselkhoznadzor concern at the fact that in Karachay-Cherkessia highlighted previously who met on the territory of Russia serotype of the causative agent. A specific vaccine will created by scientists research departments of Rosselkhoznadzor by mid-month, after which they will tested its efficacy.