Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved amendments to the country’s imports ban to exclude hatchlings, lactose-free milk and dairy products, seeds, biologically active additives and vitamins from the list, according to a ruling published on the government’s Web site on Wednesday.
On August 7, Russia banned imports of beef, pork, poultry, fish, cheese, dairy products, fruit and vegetables from Australia, Canada, Norway, the US and the EU for one year as an answer to the western sanctions, ITAR-TASS reported.