Armenian Ministry Denies Reports About Russian Ban On Import Of Armenian Vegetables
04.06.2011,
04:10
Armenian ministry of agriculture denied Friday some media reports claiming that along with a ban on the import of vegetables from Europe Russia has banned temporarily also imports of Armenian vegetables.
YEREVAN, June 3. / ARKA /. Armenian ministry of agriculture denied Friday some media reports claiming that along with a ban on the import of vegetables from Europe Russia has banned temporarily also imports of Armenian vegetables.
"Armenia continues to export fruits and vegetables to the Russian Federation. There are no reasons for exporters to worry about ", the press service of the ministry told ARKA.
Head of Russian government agency overseeing food safety, Gennady Onishchenko, said yesterday that his agency banned imports of vegetables from the EU because of outbreaks of an infection caused by Escherichia coli. Presumably, the infection is caused by a rare strain of the bacteria Escherichia coli.
Earlier, Armenia had banned imports of plant foods from Spain, and also temporarily suspended the import of vegetables from all European countries.
The dangerous disease was reported first in northern Germany having already killed 17 people there and one in Sweden. According to latest data, about 2000 people in Germany are infected with EHEC or HUS. Cases of similar diseases have also been detected in Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, the UK and France.
The source of infection is still unknown, but likely it is contaminated food, possibly vegetables.—0--
"Armenia continues to export fruits and vegetables to the Russian Federation. There are no reasons for exporters to worry about ", the press service of the ministry told ARKA.
Head of Russian government agency overseeing food safety, Gennady Onishchenko, said yesterday that his agency banned imports of vegetables from the EU because of outbreaks of an infection caused by Escherichia coli. Presumably, the infection is caused by a rare strain of the bacteria Escherichia coli.
Earlier, Armenia had banned imports of plant foods from Spain, and also temporarily suspended the import of vegetables from all European countries.
The dangerous disease was reported first in northern Germany having already killed 17 people there and one in Sweden. According to latest data, about 2000 people in Germany are infected with EHEC or HUS. Cases of similar diseases have also been detected in Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, the UK and France.
The source of infection is still unknown, but likely it is contaminated food, possibly vegetables.—0--
