Russia bans EU vegetables due to E.coli fears
12:16, 2 June 2011
MOSCOW. June 2. KAZINFORM Russia banned imports of raw vegetables from the European Union on Thursday because of the E.coli outbreak centred in Germany, Russian media cited the head of the consumer protection agency as saying. Kazinform refers to China Daily.
"A ban on the import of fresh vegetables from EU countries takes effect from this morning," Rospotrebnadzor head Gennady Onishchenko said, according to the Interfax news agency.
Russia had already banned imports of vegetables from Germany and Spain. Kazinform cites China Daily. See www.chinadaily.com.cn