Ukraine banned sweets, fish and cheese from Russia

Ukrainian Government Consumer Inspection banned a range of Russian products such as: confectionary by “Krasny Oktyabr”, “Rot Front”, “Russky Shokolad”, and “Babayevsky”, herring and canned fish from Kaliningrad region by “Vichunay-Rus” and “Roskon”, and cheese products by “Laktalis Istra”.

Now these products are being removed from sale due to their incompliance with Ukrainian law. According to the results of the inspection it emerged that Russian products are being sold in contrary to the Ukrainian law “About safety and quality of food products” (section 38), the law “About the protection of consumers’ rights” (sections 15, 19) and the Rules of food products marking.

“Currently Ukrainian Government Consumer Inspection takes all measures to remove pointed out Russian products from hypermarkets and major chains of supermarkets”, – it is said in the official web-page of Ukrainian Government Consumer Inspection.

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