Tag: Russia
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Russia Sues McDonald’s for Alleged Contamination and False Nutritional Information
The Russian consumer protection agency, Rospotrebnadzor, has reportedly announced that it filed a claim alleging that McDonald’s has misrepresented the nutritional information of several hamburger and ice cream menu items and that two restaurant locations showed traces of E. coli contamination in their salads and Caesar wraps. Although Rospotrebnadzor said it filed a lawsuit on July…
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Russian Supreme Court Deems Challenge to GM Registration Rule Premature
According to a news source, the Russian Supreme Court has denied a challenge filed by environmental groups to government Decree No. 839, which will allow the registration of genetically modified (GM) crops and products containing GM ingredients beginning July 1, 2014. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed the decree in late September 2013, and the groups…
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Second Circuit Interprets Lanham Act in Russian Vodka Trademark Suit
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals, addressing an issue of first impression among the federal appellate courts under the Lanham Act, has affirmed a district court determination that Federal Treasury Enterprise Sojuzplodoimport (FTE) cannot pursue trademark infringement litigation as a “legal representative” of the Russian Federation because while that government designated FTE as its legal…
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Senators Urge U.S. Trade Representative to Resolve Russian Meat Import Ban
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich), who chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, has joined ranking committee member Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and 31 other senators in asking U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk “to quickly address Russia’s new import ban on U.S. beef, poultry and turkey.” According to a February 19, 2013, news release,…
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Russia Extends Meat Ban to Turkey Products
Russia has reportedly imposed a ban on U.S. turkey imports, effective February 11, 2013, thus extending a ban on pork and beef imports in an ongoing dispute over the use of growth stimulant ractopamine in animal feed. According to a news source, Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (VPSS) made the decision after repeated…
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New Russian Regulation on U.S. Pork and Beef Imports
Russian health regulators have announced a new regulation that will require imported meat to undergo testing for and be certified free of ractopamine, a hormone that has reportedly been linked to health concerns. The additive allegedly promotes animal growth and leaner meat and is added to some animal feed in the United States. According to…
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Russian Seed Bank May Be Spared
After a Russian court approved the transfer to a housing development foundation of land outside St. Petersburg where more than 6,000 varieties of fruits and berries are grown, scientists fearing the loss of a major seed bank were reportedly heartened to learn that President Dmitry Medvedev has taken an interest in the matter and ordered…
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Russian Court Favors Development Fund in Land Dispute, Rare Fruits and Berries May Be Destroyed
A Russian court has reportedly given the green light to a housing development agency to build houses on a field where thousands of rare berries and other fruits have been preserved since the 1920s. The Pavlovsk Experimental Station, located near St. Petersburg, was apparently developed to serve as an historic gene bank. Scientists over the…