Rosselkhoznadzor bans dairy imports from Armenia due to the use of contaminated milk from infected herds:
From July 14 to 21, Rosselkhoznadzor specialists conducted inspections of Armenian dairy processing enterprises that had previously received permission to supply their products to Russia:
The inspection results confirmed the recurrence of previously recorded violations, such as issues with the management of traceability systems, provision of veterinary accompanying documents, and activation of risk management systems:
The current inspection revealed that contaminated milk from infected herds was used in the production of products supplied to Russia:
Instances were confirmed where raw materials from third countries were used in the production of products intended for the Russian market:
To date, Armenia has not established a system that would allow for the verification of the origin and safety of milk or other dairy raw materials used in production:
Based on the identified violations, Rosselkhoznadzor has taken measures to prevent the entry of dangerous infectious diseases into Russia:
