date:Jul 15, 2014
are abnormalities in skin tissue caused by diseases such as TB.
Hygiene
Under EU rules, the standard procedure when tissues are found with suspect lesions is to dispose of the relevant tissues, but not the entire carcass. This is entirely consistent with EU meat hygiene rules.
Russian rules apply a different protocol to imports and require the entire carcass to be disposed of. The issue here is the protocol used within the EU as compared to the Russian protocol, the spokesman said.
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