Restricted Sweets from Russia and Central Asian Dried Fruits Prohibited in Belarus
Swapping Sweets: Belarusian Crackdown on Imported Goods
Conflict's brewing, but not in the political arena – the Belarusian sanitary and epidemiological services are on the hunt for unsafe food imports, and they've got some banned products and potential health hazards to share.
According to the Republic's Center of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Belarus has been on a banning spree since June 2, 2025. This action was ignited by the sanitary and epidemiological service's discovery of safety violations in food products from certain foreign manufacturers.
Some of the offenders include Russia's LLC "Azovskaya Confectionery Factory" for producing halva, kozinaki, and rahat-lukum filled with bacteria, cadmium, and mold. Meanwhile, LLC "AgroPetro" has also made the naughty list due to cadmium overload in their halva.
Uzbekistan's dried fruits and nuts have also been nabbed for containing sulfur dioxide and mold. Tajik LLC "KAND" has embarrassed itself with excessive preservatives, while Indian candied fruits from VISHAKA AGRI COLD STORAGE are guilty of being moldy.
Russian company LLC "Fruit-2009" went rogue with prohibited dyes (E122, E110) in nectars, and LLC "Lina" took a walk on the wild side with intestinal bacteria and microbial contamination in blinis. "Satiated Dad" is just a catchy name, apparently.
In the sweet snack department, cookies from LLC "AKULCHEV" flunked due to excessive benzoic acid, and LLC "KSP" pies failed for sorbic acid overflow. Turkish tortillas from MUTLUKAL GIDA also came up short with high levels of preservatives.
Got canned fish? Be cautious! Canned tuna from Ajtel Iceland ehf (Iceland) and LLC "Parus" (Russia) have received a 'dead parasite larvae present' stamp, signaling potential production violations.
These violations could spell trouble for your health, with cadmium causing kidney, bone, and liver damage, sulfur dioxide leading to allergies and vitamin degradation, mold causing dysbacteriosis and poisoning, and dyes and preservatives triggering allergies and gastrointestinal disorders.
But don't worry, these rogue companies have a chance to redeem themselves by addressing these violations and proving their products' safety to reclaim their spot in the Belarusian market. With Belarus's recent lifting of import bans for certain food products from EU states, it seems like there's room for improvement and perhaps, a bit of negotiation.
In the News: Belarus, Food Safety, Europe, Trade, Import-Export, Mikhail Svetlov
Editors Note: Recent adjustments have been made to import bans on food products, focusing primarily on the relationships between Belarus, Russia, and EU countries. No concrete information on import bans related to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, India, and Iceland due to health concerns could be found.
- The Belarusian crackdown on imported goods extends to health-and-wellness products, as cadmium overload was found in halva produced by Russian company LLC "AgroPetro".
- In the realm of food-and-drink, Turkish tortillas from MUTLUKAL GIDA contain high levels of preservatives, which could potentially trigger gastrointestinal disorders.
- The sanitary and epidemiological service's investigations in Belarus also reveal that certain dried fruits and nuts from Uzbekistan contain sulfur dioxide and mold, posing a risk to nutrition and lifestyle.
