Citizens of Russia may ban import from abroad, meat and dairy products for personal use. The proposal was made by the national meat Association, which includes the largest manufacturers of meat, poultry and products: Miratorg, Cherkizovo, "Remit" and "VELCOM". This is reported by "Vedomosti".

A letter request was sent to Vice-Prime Minister Alexey Gordeev. Also the authors consider it necessary to enhance control over Luggage and hand baggage at the border.

As the rationale for adopting such measures are referred to the growing risks of the importation from abroad through the border with food pathogens of dangerous diseases of animals. In particular, we are talking about African swine fever. For humans, the virus is not dangerous, however, if imported products are infected, the virus can be spread by contact and through food waste — it gets dumped, spread through the air and wild animals.

In the apparatus of the Deputy Prime Minister confirmed that the letter from the National meat Association did. Currently under development by the Ministry of agriculture. At the same time representatives of the Ministry and Rosselkhoznadzor told the newspaper that they support these measures.

Recall that the import into Russia of meat, dairy and other products from EU, USA, Canada, Australia and several other countries are prohibited from 2014. However, as explained in the Federal customs service, for personal use, you can import up to five kilograms of animal products, but it must be finished products in their original packaging.