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Russia banned the import of pork from Lithuania because of ASF.

Russia banned the import of pork from Lithuania because of the spread on the territory of the State of African swine fever (ASF ) , ITAR- TASS quoted the assistant Rosselkhoznadzor Alexei Alexeenko .

decision to ban the supply of Lithuanian pork was made synchronously with Belarus within the Customs Union . Supply of pork , pig products and live pigs from Lithuania closed from January 25 .

reason for such action Rosselkhoznadzor and TC was the lack of veterinary services throughout the EU a clear mechanism for controlling movement of pork production , which leads to a high risk of epidemic spread of ASF , said Alexeenko . He added that in the near future will be determined by further measures to prevent the introduction of ASF from these countries to Russia and other countries of the Customs Union .

Assistant Head of Rosselkhoznadzor also did not rule out that " may be restrictions on the importation into the territory of the Customs Union with the entire European Union ." According to him , the decision in this regard will be made in the coming days .

outbreak of African swine fever in Lithuania became the first center of this disease in the EU . Rossselhoznadzor repeatedly warned about the threat of a dangerous disease epidemic transition into the territory of a united Europe .