Since August 6, 2015, in Russia 8,872 MT of products imported from countries, which were affected by the Russian Food Ban, have been destroyed, according to Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor). 8,546 MT of products of plant origin and 326 MT of animal products were destroyed in total for this period.
August 6, 2014, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree as a response to the Western sanctions and to support domestic producers. June 24, 2015, Putin extended the food embargo until August 5, 2016, and August 12, 2016, the government extended it until the end of 2017.
According to the decision of the Russian government, imports of beef, chicken, pork, dairy products, live, chilled and frozen fish and shellfish, nuts, fruits and vegetables from the US, EU, Australia, Canada and Norway are banned. Dietary supplements, meals for sports and medical purposes as well as baby food are not included in the list of banned products. Fry of salmon, trout, oysters and mussels, as well as, seed potatoes, seed onions, sugar beets and peas for planting were excluded from the list of banned products.