Russia says ‘nyet’ to Chilean salmon
THE Russian health authority Rosselkhoznadzor eturned a cargo of 19.2 tonnes of frozen salmon from Chile on the grounds that the truckload of produce lacked the correct documentation.
The fish were intercepted in St Petersburg, having already made the journey there from the Magallanes in southern Chile during January. The cargo had to be returned to its home country.
Restrictions were placed on exports to Russia from six Chilean plants, including Camanchaca, Acme Chile, Cermaq Chile, Inversiones Coihuin and Nova Austral.
Some operations for Multiexport were also singled out for ‘enhanced laboratory monitoring’ by the agency.
Russian authorities earlier announced they were restricting exports from Faroe Islands salmon farmer Bakkafrost as well as Chilean farmers Salmones Cailin and Pesquera del Mar Antartico, beginning on February 10.
Exports from Mowi Faroes have also been under enhanced scrutiny in Russia since November 27, according to Rosselkhoznadzor.