Within a week, the territory of Crimea has sent back 852.2 tonnes of vegetable products from Ukraine, or 16.5% of all goods delivered within that period, which allegedly breached Russia's phytosanitary regulations. Overall, inspectors checked more than 6 thousand tonnes of imported products.
"In a number of cases, the Ukrainian products did not meet Russia's quarantine requirements. On this basis, the Board took action to re-dispatch the 852.2 tonnes of vegetable products."
The main reasons for sending back food are the lack of accompanying veterinary documents, incomplete or unreliable information on the origin of products, labelling violations and poor suitability of perishable goods, as well as violations of sanitary norms and temperature conditions.
In total, Crimea imported 1,863 tonnes of vegetables, more than 740 tonnes of potatoes and over 2,200 tonnes of fruit in a week. 654 trucks crossing the border were inspected.
Source: pl.sputniknews.com
