The Rosselkhoznadzor imposed veterinary restrictions on the importation of swine and swine products from Canada because of the ractopamine ban would apply in addition to the food embargo. This is stated in the message Department.

The ban would apply in addition to the food embargo and expand on those narrow group of products, which does not come under the prohibition under contracti, said TASS assistant head of the Rosselkhoznadzor Alexei Alekseenko. Previously, the Agency had hoped to impose such restrictions later, from January 1, 2015, if the canadian side does not provide data about the situation with ractopamine.

The decision of the Rosselkhoznadzor based on the monitoring of laboratory safety studies of a number of consignments of pigs from Canada. Basically, these products came to Russia through the territory of the Customs Union, explained Alekseenko. However, we are not talking about smuggling, it nesanctionate kinds of meat, he explained.

"Noted a steady increase over the last ten months the number of cases of detection of harmful and hazardous substances, including prohibited on the territory of the Customs Union pharmacological stimulant increase muscle mass ractopamine", - said the Agency.

The canadian side has not provided the Rosselkhoznadzor their proposals for guaranteed performance standards and safety requirements stipulated by legislative acts of Russia and the Customs Union.

Russia entered August 7, 2014 the package of measures on sanctions the United States, Australia, Canada, European Union and Norway offered to them in the conditions of crisis in Ukraine.

Retaliatory sanctions constitute a prohibition for a period of one year for import to Russia from these countries meat and dairy products, fruits, vegetables. Under the restriction does not include some types of finished meat products (except sausages) and fish.

August 20, the government has excluded from the list of products subject to retaliatory food sanctions Russia, concentrates of plant and animal protein, sports nutrition, lactose free milk, dietary SUPPLEMENTS and vitamin-mineral complexes. Was also lifted the ban on import of seed potatoes, smolts (fry for aquaculture), pearl onion, sugar hybrid corn and peas for sowing.

Earlier, the head of the Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert informed interviewer. TASS that Canada and the EU will not be able to fully recover imports of pork to Russia immediately after the lifting of sanctions because of continuing veterinary claims for their products. The Minister explained that the work of the veterinary services is conducted regardless of the introduction or cancellation of the Russian response, caused by the economic sanctions. "They came under responses, but are measures of the government, we measure the veterinary service", he added.