Fresh ground beef is packed at a local butcher shop, October 1, 2012 in Levis Que. Russia has banned the import of food products from Canada and other western countries for the next year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Republished August 07, 2014 - 2:13 PM
Original Publication Date August 07, 2014 - 12:45 PM
OTTAWA - Russia has banned the import of food products from Canada and other western countries for the next year. Here are the impacted Canadian products:
— Fresh, chilled and refrigerated (frozen) beef
— Fresh, chilled and refrigerated (frozen) pork
— Poultry meat and all edible poultry by-products
— Salted, pickled, dried and smoked meat
— Fish and shellfish
— Clams and other water invertebrates
— Milk and dairy products
— Vegetables, edible roots and tuber crops
— Fruits and nuts
— Meat by-products or blood, as well as products made of them
— Ready-to-eat products including cheeses and cottage cheese based on vegetable fats
News from © The Canadian Press, 2014