Russian regulatory body, Rosselhoznadzor, exerts stricter supervision over Belarusian producers
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The Russian food safety watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, has tightened the screws on a few Belarusian companies, beefing up lab testing for potential issues in their output.
In a recent announcement on their website, Rosselkhoznadzor cited discrepancies in products from Belarusian manufacturers.
These companies, as per the updated Customs Union registry, now face stricter lab scrutiny. Their erring products include:
- JSC "Mogilev Meat Combine" - contamination of beef with listeria;
- JSC "Smilovichi Broiler" - listeria in poultry meat, and traces of clopidol, dinitrocarbanilide, and decoquinate in poultry offal.
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Interestingly, it's not just meat and poultry that have been under the microscope. Rosselkhoznadzor recently found E. coli bacteria in cheese from the Belarusian enterprise "Verkhni Luh," which resulted in a temporary ban on exporting this cheesy goodness. This wasn't a one-off occurrence, as a prior violation, around the end of February, had already led to the entry of "Verkhni Luh" into the Customs Union's enhanced laboratory control regime [1].
Basically, enhanced laboratory control kicks in when products fail to meet safety benchmarks, often because of pollutants like E. coli, which can jeopardize consumers' health. This rigorous testing ensures that only safe products make their way onto the Russian market, thus safeguarding customers' health and maintaining high food safety standards.
- The Belarusian company, "Verkhni Luh," which specializes in food-and-drink business, has faced temporary export bans due to inconsistencies in their products, particularly E. coli bacteria found in their cheese.
- The incident with "Verkhni Luh" is not isolated; they were already under enhanced laboratory control following a prior violation, also involving E. coli.
- The Belarusian firms "Mogilev Meat Combine" and "Smilovichi Broiler" have also experienced increased laboratory scrutiny due to issues with listeria contamination in their meat products and traces of certain chemicals in their offal.
- Industry regulations enforce stricter lab testing on Belarusian companies, triggered by discrepancies in their products as per the Customs Union registry.
- Stricter lab testing aims to maintain high standards in food safety within the food-and-drink industry, safeguarding consumer health and wellbeing in the realms of lifestyle and finance.
