Russian authorities have said they want to ban production of a number of popular McDonald’s burgers, claiming the fast food chain has violated the country’s legislation, which could result in dangerous meat and other products being sold to consumers.
Production ‘is important in view of sanctions imposed against Russia’
Tasma (Tatar Sensitive Materials) has launched an $8.3m food packaging film production line in Kazan, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, to extend product storage and shelf life.
A ‘total embargo’ on the import of various food categories brought in to force by Russia will have serious impacts on the European food export and agricultural sector, warn industry and experts.
There has been mixed reaction to news of Russia’s import ban yesterday (7 August), with some associations shrugging it off, and others calling for action to be taken.
The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has announced a complete ban on the import of beef, pork, fruit, poultry, cheeses and milk from the EU, US, Australia, Canada and Norway, according to Russian media.
Russia has responded to increased sanctions from the EU and US with by prohibiting certain foods entering the country, including bans on fruit and vegetables from Poland and poultry and dairy products from the US and Ukraine.
During the first half of the year meat imports to Russia fell by 37% year-on-year, while the country’s own meat production rose by 4%, clearly to compensate the losses, according to data from Rosstat, the Russian State Statistics Service.
Ukraine’s parliament has approved a bill to introduce a system of mandatory identification and registration for all livestock animals that are kept on farms, regardless of ownership.
Despite the unstable situation in south-east Ukraine, meat production during the first five months of the year grew by more than 50%, according to a report from the country’s statistical services.
Instant hot cereal is rising in Russia as urban consumers seek healthy, convenient options, but beware - indulgence remains top of mind, says an analyst from Canadean.
The halal meat industry in Russia is growing rapidly, according to the country’s Spiritual Administration of Muslims. About 12% of all meat produced in the country is now officially certified as halal and, by 2020, this figure could rise to 20%, as the...
Russia may impose a ban on genetically modified (GM) food, including feed and meat from animals grown with the use of GM components, and is also appealing to the United Nations (UN) requesting the same actions.
Unilever CEO Paul Polman is confident that Russia will be an important growth market for the firm, and is ready to invest in new facilities and acquisitions in the area despite a slowing economy.
Russia has banned imports of live pigs from six countries, including the US, Canada, Mexico, Japan, South Korea and South Africa, due to fears about the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv), according to the Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor.
Poultry from Ukraine may soon be exported once again to Saudi Arabia, said the Ukrainian minister of agrarian policy and food Igor Schweich, after meeting with Judiya Z Alhathal - the ambassador for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Ukraine.
Roshen owner: “This is confirmation of the fact that the policy I stick to is pro-Ukrainian."
The Danish government is considering breaking ranks with the European Union (EU) and striking a bilateral trade deal with Russia to protect its pork exports. These have been hit while Russia blocks EU pigmeat exports over a handful of African swine fever...
The recent ban on imports of Australian beef to Russia has resulted in a sharp rise in the price of beef on the domestic market. In particular, the price for high-quality marbled beef in Moscow has jumped from RUB810 (US$22.50) to RUB1,600 (US$44.50),...
The Russian government has shrugged off the risk posed by possible economic sanctions from the US and European Union (EU) over the Ukraine crisis, but admitted that a poultry export expansion plan has been shelved.
The current political crisis has brought major changes in the work of Ukraine’s poultry industry, as the country has lost its main sales market and needs to look urgently for new export outlets.
The Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia looks to be on the brink of a serious trade dispute after Kazakhstan banned the import of poultry from Russia and Belarus.
Russia may introduce social security cards for meat production by the end of 2014, in order to stimulate consumption of domestically produced meat, according to the members of the country’s parliament.
Polish Minister of Agriculture Marek Sawicki has announced plans by Poland to launch pork exports to China in a bid to compensate for the losses incurred by Russia’s decision to ban imports of Polish pork, which started on 7 April.
Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has announced that, as of 7 April 2014, it will not allow any imports of both chilled and frozen beef from Australia.
Unfavourable weather conditions in the Asia, Brazil and the US, coupled with increased political tension in the Black Sea region have led to a steep increase in world food prices, says the FAO.
Political instability in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea from strife-torn Ukraine negatively impacted an ingredients event in Moscow in March, according to leading supplier BASF.
Russian meat and fodder producer Cherkizovo Group has acquired poultry producer LISKO Broiler for approximately RUB5bn ($140m), in what has been touted as a significant event in the Russian meat industry.
The Russian meat industry may be seriously affected if the US and the European Union (EU) decide to impose trade sanctions against the country due to the situation in Crimea, Russian experts suggest.
A joint venture set up by Polish and Russian investors is planning to open a new pig farm in Krasnodar Krai, in the south of Russia, said Marek Ociepka, head of the Moscow-based WPHI, the foreign trade and investment arm of Poland’s Foreign Ministry.
The anti-Russian sentiments of Roshen's owner means the future of Ukraine’s biggest confectioner rests on the political fate of his country, an analyst has said.
World Health Organisation’s director of the department of Food Safety and Zoonoses, Dr Kazuaki Miyagishima, is helping to put food safety on the G8 agenda with a rapid alert system topping the list.
While the first outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have now been registered in the eastern part of the European Union, in Russia, where the disease has raged for six years, veterinary specialists predict a further deterioration of the situation in...
Carlsberg’s CEO says that deadly clashes between police and opposition protestors in Ukraine have not hit beer sales yet but hinted that they could do so in future.
The largest pork producer in Russia, Miratorg Company, plans to boost production at its plant in Kaliningrad Oblast by 60% to 35,000t over the coming year, the company has announced.
South America’s largest wine producer Concha Y Toro says its new long-term distribution deal with Russian Standard presents it with a ‘huge growth opportunity’.
Scotland’s BrewDog is releasing a limited edition beer called My Name is Vladimir poking fun at Russia’s autocratic leader and slamming the state’s ‘sick, twisted’ legislation on homosexuality.
As of 30 January, Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has stopped pork imports from the European Union (EU) following the discovery last week in Lithuania of the bodies of two wild boars, which had died from African swine fever (ASF).
Following recent restrictions on fish imports, Russia may introduce a complete ban on imports of meat and meat products from Norway, if the quality control system in the market is not improved, according to the head of the Russian veterinary watchdog...
Russia will officially ban imports of beef offal from Australia, effective 27 January, following the identification of growth promoter trenbolone in beef imported from that country, according to Sergey Dankvert, head of Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor.
Russia’s veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has lifted restrictions on imports of pork and beef from Ukrainian company Tavr-Plus. The decision came into effect on 2 December.
