The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-being, Rospotrebnadzor, has lifted a temporary ban on imports of dairy products from New Zealand-based Fonterra, after it was revealed that botulism scare was a false alarm.
The agency stated that the decision has been taken after evaluating test results from the New Zealand authority.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) of New Zealand noted that not all of the company's products are being imported into Russia and there are still some restrictions in place.
MPI spokesperson said that the agency is working with Russian authorities to resolve these issues for the resumption of all trade.
Russia imposed a ban on Fonterra products, as they were implicated in a botulism scare, which triggered a recall and ban on imports of the products in countries, including China and Sri Lanka.
Earlier, Fonterra announced that the batches of whey protein, which is used for the manufacture of infant formula, beverages and animal feed, contained bacteria that pose risk of botulism.
Botulism is a dangerous form of food poisoning and is caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which attacks the nervous system and can affect people of any age group.
