The ban on meat imports from the United Kingdom filmed

Rosselkhoznadzor has decided to lift the ban on imports of beef and lamb offal from the UK after a British documentary confirmed that the process of slaughter and carcass inspection complies with the Customs Union.

ban on meat and by-products from the United Kingdom with was introduced at the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease in the British Isles.

In Europe, the embargo of British beef and lamb meat was abolished in 2006, but continued to operate in Russia because of the problem one of procedural rules. In August of this year vets Russia and Britain held talks, in which the British provided security guarantees tripe.

According to DEFRA export of food products and beverages from the UK to Russia in 2000 increased by 220%, which currently stands at more than 121,562,000 pounds-sterling.