13 Mar 2013 12:15

Russian consumer protection watchdog chief sees no reasons to ban EU meat imports

MOSCOW. March 13 (Interfax) - There are no reasons to ban imports of meat products to Russia from the European Union at the moment, says Russian consumer protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor chief Gennady Onishchenko.

"There are no reasons for a ban today. If I had found at least one shipment [of mislabeled meat], I would have banned it. But I don't see objective reasons for such a ban so far," Onishchenko said at a press conference at the Interfax main office on Wednesday.