Russia will soon begin to lift the total ban on imports of Spanish pigs and pork products prepared after May 1st 2009. This follows a meeting between Spanish and Russian officials.
Russian pork ban criticised
The Minister of Environment, Elena Espinosa, has criticised Russia’s decision to ban the import of Spanish pork, calling it unjustified.
Russia bans Spanish pork imports
Russia has banned the import of pork and its derivatives from Spain in the wake of the ‘swine flu’ outbreak. The ban covers the import of ‘live’ pigs and meat or derivatives which have not been heat-treated at a temperature of 80 degrees celsius for a period of at least 30 minutes. Spain is considered a secondary risk region by …