Russia has suspended imports of pork products from six U.S. pork facilities, claiming the products did not meet Russian requirements, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said.
Effective Dec. 15, the following facilities will not be authorized to ship pork to Russia:
Sioux Preme Pork Products, Sioux City, Iowa
Smithfield Packing Co., Smithfield, Va.
Chicago Meat Authority, Chicago, Ill.
Farmington Foods, Forest Park, Ill.
Amity Packing Co., Chicago, Ill.
Abilene TX Foods, Jeffersontown, Ky.
Russian authorities have not explained their rationale for taking this latest action.
"They stated in a letter that the plants did not meet Russian requirements, but did not provide additional details," FSIS spokeswoman Amanda Eamich told Meatingplace.com.
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