Disinfo: The European Union has banned milk sales from small Ukrainian farms that do not have EU certification

Summary

The European Union has banned milk sales from small Ukrainian farms that do not have EU certification. Farmers selling milk or milk products from such farms face fines.

Disproof

The EU Ukraine Association Agreement that Rossiyskaya Gazeta refers to makes no mention of any ban on milk sales from private farms, but the agreement does outline the introduction of uniform sanitary standards for milk and other products. Meanwhile Ukraine’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy assures that the purchase of milk from private farms will continue and the introduction of a new state standard will take place on July 1, 2018 followed by a one year transition period. Further debunking by Stopfake www.stopfake.org/en/fake-eu-bans-milk-sales-from-private-ukrainian-farms/, .

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  • Reported in: Issue 94
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 10/01/2018
  • Outlet language(s) Russian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Ukraine
  • Keywords: Eastern Partnership, Trade, European Union
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