Russia bans rice imports from Asia, US
Russia has imposed a temporary ban on rice imports, citing quality concerns in Asian and US-produced rice, agriculture officials said Tuesday.
By Agencies |
MOSCOW: Russia has imposed a temporary ban on rice imports, citing quality concerns in Asian and US-produced rice, agriculture officials said Tuesday.
As of Monday, Russia stopped issuing new and will invalidate previously given quality permits for all rice imports, said Alexei Alexeyev, spokesman for the agriculture ministry.
New certificates will be issued following tighter inspection. He declined to say how long it may take to renew the permit, saying it depended on the quality of the product.
This year, agriculture officials have detected 2,000 tonne of tainted rice from Pakistan, India, Thailand, China and Egypt, the ministry said.
Authorities have also found US-grown long-grain genetically modified rice which is below Russian consumer standards, it said.
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