January 27, 2011

Russia says no to poultry from Germany - restrictions in place

Russia has stated that it has placed temporary restrictions on poultry imports from Germany. The restrictions – effective since January 25, 2011 has come about due to the recent dioxin scandal in which it was reported that the North German company Harles & Jentzsch manufactured fat components for the compound feed industry.

It was with this company that the dioxin contamination was discovered. The dioxin is believed to have stemmed from feed contaminated with industrial fats. Authorities believe these fats were substituted for vegetable fats at some point in the tainted feed's manufacturing process. Read more...

 This blog is written by Martin Little The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine from Perendale Publishers.

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