December 31, 2013

Russia has rejected two consignments of frozen chicken meat and minced meat from the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands with a total weight of 40 tonnes.

The violations were detected at the border checkpoint "MAPP Mamonovo (the Kaliningrad Oblast)". A discrepancy between the name of the slaughter house indicated in the pallet sheet and the name of the slaughter house indicated in the veterinary certificate was detected during the examinations by the Rosselkhoznadzor Territorial Administration for the Kaliningrad Oblast. Pre-export table in Item four of the veterinary certificates is not filled in both cases.

Both consignments were sent back with a non-manipulation declaration.

Enhanced laboratory control has been imposed four times on products from Plant NL 5033 since 2009 due to detection of banned and harmful substances: oxycycline, tetracycline, salmonella, listeria and due to excessive levels of QMAFAnM. Temporary restrictions have been imposed on import of poultry meat, beef and pork from the Netherlands since March 2013.