Rosselkhoznadzor banned imports of livestock products from the EU from January 20

Rosselkhoznadzor has imposed a ban on imports of livestock products from the entire territory of the European Union (EU) from January 20 due to the threat of spread of foot-and-mouth disease. This was reported in the press service of the agency on January 17.

"Rosselkhoznadzor, given the high contagiousness of the pathogen and its resistance in the environment, as well as based on the precautionary principle and in order to prevent the introduction of the foot-and-mouth disease pathogen, introduces a ban on imports of livestock products from the entire territory of the European Union into Russia and transit through its territory from January 20, 2025," - stated in the message on the website of the agency.

It is specified that it is, among other things, about animals transported from the EU through the territory of the Russian Federation to third countries.

The agency believes that one of the reasons for the emergence of foot-and-mouth disease is the uncontrolled movement of livestock and livestock products through Ukraine on the territory of the European Union.

"The most likely route of its emergence is the route Ukraine - Poland - Germany. The epizootic will be widespread. Currently, the threat is created for the territory of Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia and the Netherlands", - said in the message of Rosselkhoznadzor.

Earlier, on January 10, the first outbreak of FM D virus in Germany since 1988 was recorded on a farm in the federal state of Brandenburg. It was specified that the disease was registered in buffalo. Later, on January 14, Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import of breeding pigs from EU countries due to the FMD outbreak.