date:Jun 16, 2016
Russias food safety watchdog has earmarked nine West African countries as in line for produce import restrictions, due to the suspicion of fake certificates.
Authorities have actively discouraged the use of gray channels for foodstuffs banned under Russias counter-sanctions imposed in August, 2014, applying to nations that have supported EU sanctions against the country since incursions in the Ukraine.
The countrys Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor