Russia has not taken the necessary steps to improve its control system for dairy products exported to the EU, concludes a report by the EU’s Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) published on 8 January.
The inspection was carried out in Russia in March 2019 to assess the measures taken after a 2018 audit revealed serious flaws in the “credibility” of official controls on casings, milk and dairy products exported to the EU.
The new audit focused on the official controls in place covering the...