MOSCOW, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Russia's chief sanitary inspector said Monday that Russia has lifted the ban on vegetable imports from the Czech Republic and Greece.

"The import of vegetable products from the Czech Republic and Greece to Russia has been permitted since July 11 under certificates which guarantee their safety," Gennady Onishchenko said.

In June, Russia banned vegetable imports from all European Union (EU) members, including the Czech Republic and Greece, following an outbreak of a highly virulent strain of the E. coli bacteria that has killed more than 40 people in Europe.

But on July 1, Russia lifted the ban on vegetable imports from Denmark and Spain, both EU members.

July 11, 2011

Source: Xinhua News

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