Due to cheating practices
African swine fever in Russian meat
In Russia, African swine fever has been found in pork. This concerns meat from the western Russian region of Pskov Oblast and Khabarovsk Krai, which is located in the far east.
The finding in Khabarovsk Krai is remarkable, because the virus has not been officially detected there. Olga Smolina, spokesman for the local veterinary service, says the discovery was made during a lab test in 4 tons of sausage. Other streams may also be contaminated. The meat was processed by a meat processing company from Moscow.
In Pskov-Oblast, the virus was detected in processed meat on Monday 2 October. Further details have not been released. It is not the first time that African swine fever has been found in the Pskov Oblast region. In August, the virus was also found in processed chicken meat in a local prison.
Track and trace system leaks
According to Sergei Dankvert, head of the veterinary service Rosselkhoznadzor, research shows that the Russian meat industry frequently cheats with raw materials. The track and trace system is not reliable and needs to be replaced. As a result, food safety cannot always be guaranteed.
In the first instance, the Russian veterinary service is preparing legislation that would criminalize the use of untraceable raw materials in meat. The new legislation, according to the agency, is welcomed by most Russian government agencies, but it also encounters some resistance.
Wouter Job
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