Russia has increased checks on food and agriculture imports from Turkey, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday, in the first public move to curb trade in a dispute with Ankara for downing a Russian fighter jet.
The government told food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor to increase controls after agriculture ministry research showed about 15 percent of agriculture imports from Turkey did not meet regulations, the ministry said.
Rosselkhoznadzor normally only checks some food deliveries. The decision to start checking all supplies from Turkey means while imports will continue, they could be significantly delayed.