Rosselkhoznadzor introduced an enhanced laboratory control regime for 3 Russian exporting companies

To prevent the supply of goods to foreign markets that do not meet legal requirements, ROSSELKHOZNADZOR introduced an enhanced laboratory control regime for the products of the following enterprises:

 Altai region

— LLC “I give you Altai.” In selected samples of honey from this manufacturer, hydroxymethylfurfural was found in an amount of 33.7 μg/kg, with the standard not exceeding 25.0 mg/kg.

Hydroxymethylfurfural is an intermediate product of the chemical decomposition of sugars. Its high content in honey may indicate feeding the bees with heated SUGAR or molasses, or repeated heating of the honey. This indicator refers to indicators of the quality and safety of the technological process and may indirectly indicate falsification of products.

Republic of Tatarstan

— Archa LLC. In dry MILK whey of this organization, taken for research in one of the large companies producing feed additives in the Smolensk region, lincomycin was detected in an amount of 13.30 μg/kg and tylosin in an amount of 3.36 μg/kg. Detection of residues of these medicines in food products is not allowed and indicates a violation of technical regulations.

Lincomycin and tylosin are antibiotics from the lincosamide and macrolide groups. The drugs may cause decreased immunity and allergic reactions. Repeated use of products containing antibiotics may lead to the development of persistent antimicrobial resistance, which can lead to difficult-to-treat infectious diseases in people.

Saratov region

 — Saratov MPK Resurs LLC. The company supplied semi-dry sausage containing sulfite-reducing clostridia to two stores of a large food chain in the Tambov region.

Some strains of sulfite-reducing clostridia can cause intestinal diseases in humans, characterized as foodborne diseases. The proliferation of clostridia is facilitated by the lack of free oxygen in the thickness of the food product, especially in vacuum packaging.

The Service also reports the detection of chlortetracycline in the pork of Southern MEAT Processing Plant LLC (Krasnodar Territory) in the amount of 14.8 mcg/kg, with the standard not exceeding 10 mcg/kg.

Chlortetracycline  is an antibiotic of the tetracycline group. The drug may cause decreased immunity and allergic reactions. Repeated use of products containing antibiotics may lead to the development of persistent antimicrobial resistance, which can lead to difficult-to-treat infectious diseases in people.