Like the Turkish vegetables and fruits, the quality of fish produced in Latvia and Estonia improved dramatically. Recently, Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian federal service for veterinary and phytosanitary surveillance, allowed supply of the Turkish tomatoes to the Russian market, and now it is time to return the Baltic sprats. It looks like the government decided to please ordinary Russians in the light of the coming holiday and lifted the ban on the supply of sprats from Latvia and Estonia. So, Russians can add the fish to their New Year’s Eve dinner.
For now, Russia allowed supplies only from one Estonian and one Latvian companies. Rosselkhoznadzor verified the quality of the product by inspecting the fish processing enterprises in these countries. The sprats were banned in 2015 as a response to the sanctions against Russia. The Russian authorities imposed the food embargo on most European countries, limiting the supply of food products. Then, Rosselkhoznadzor found significant defects in sprats, and specifically in the system of quality assurance and manufacturing traceability. During this time, producers from the Baltic countries were able to considerably enhance the quality of products and return to the Russian market.
There is a hope that very soon Italy will finally learn how to make proper Parmesan cheese, Spain will improve the quality of jamon, and Poland will start growing juicy apples.
