Rosselkhoznadzor will ban the import of pet food from Estonia

Rosselkhoznadzor expands the ban on the import of animal feed from the EU. Previously, veterinary clinics and specialized retailers complained

Rosselkhoznadzor introduces temporary restrictions on the supply of animal feed and feed additives from Estonia, the head of the department, Sergei Dankvert, told reporters on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, RBC correspondent reports. The ban will come into force on 9 June 2021 and will apply to all Estonian businesses.

The introduction of the ban is due to the fact that the Estonian authorities were not ready to confirm the previously issued guarantees on the safety control and quality of feed and feed additives supplied to Russia and to organize an inspection of the Rosselkhoznadzor at Estonian enterprises. Not only Estonia, but also other EU countries that supply feed to Russia do not comply with the requirements of Russian legislation, Dankvert emphasized.

“We conducted an inspection in Lithuania - no one controls GMO traceability, we requested an inspection in Estonia - they actually refused. The Czech Republic is next, we will check, and I am sure that it will also suffer, because they practically do not control GMOs in feed, ”said the head of the Rosselkhoznadzor.

Business sees pet food import ban as a threat to pets

Earlier, business representatives reported that they had encountered difficulties due to a ban on the supply of imported feed and feed additives. The Rosselkhoznadzor restricted the access of imported feed to the Russian market due to the fact that unregistered genetic -modified components (GMOs). In the summer of 2020, the Rosselkhoznadzor restricted the import of all feed and feed additives from the Netherlands, in March 2021 - from the USA , in April - from Spain, in May - from Germany and Lithuania. Feed was banned not only for farm animals, but also for cats, dogs and all other pets considered unproductive animals.