2 Apr 2014 11:43

Russia to stop meat imports from Poland, Lithuania starting Apr 7

MOSCOW. April 2 (Interfax) - Russia will ban imports of ready meat products containing pork from Poland and Lithuania starting April 7.

"Starting April 7, we will join the measures introduced by Belarus as a Customs Union member with regard to imports of ready products containing pork from Poland and Lithuania," Sergei Dankvert, the head of the Russian agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor, told Interfax.

Belarus banned imports of such products from Poland and Lithuania immediately after African swine fever (ASF) was discovered there, he said.