A ban on Polish dairy export to Russia from September 1?

Domestic dairy producers fear that from the beginning of September their products may be stopped on the Russian border due to the lack of agreement with the Russian veterinary inspector on the accreditation of sanitary standards for Polish exporters. The Polish chief veterinarian Piotr Kołodziej has asked his Russian counterpart to begin the inspection of Polish dairy companies on October 1, but so far received no reply. "We are in a critical situation. No one is able to tell us whether our products will be allowed on the Russian Federation market after September 1. What is more, we know from the Russians that without the authorization of our companies before September 1, there will be no possibility to export our products," said Przemysław Pohrybieniuk from Danone. Polish food companies have a strong position on the Russian market; 18% of dairy companies' exports goes to Russia and its value exceeds USD 60 million. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) E.B.