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Viewing cable 08MOSCOW3360, RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS ANOTHER

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08MOSCOW3360 2008-11-20 08:32 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Moscow 
VZCZCXYZ0000
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHMO #3360 3250832
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 200832Z NOV 08
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUEHRC/USDA FAS WASHDC PRIORITY 5406
INFO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0818
RUEHVI/AMEMBASSY VIENNA 4688
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 5238
 
UNCLAS MOSCOW 003360 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
USDA FAS FOR OCRA/KUYPERS; OSTA/HAMILTON, BEAN 
PASS FSIS/JONES, DUTROW 
PASS APHIS/MITCHELL 
STATE FOR EUR/RUS, EB/ATP/SINGER 
STATE PASS USTR FOR CHATTIN 
BRUSSELS PASS APHIS/FERNANDEZ 
VIENNA PASS APHIS/TANAKA 
GENEVA FOR USTR 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAGR ETRD TBIO WTO RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS ANOTHER 
U.S. POULTRY PLANT AND A U.S. PORK PLANT 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 
 
1. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal 
Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance 
Service (VPSS) informed via official letter on 
November 14, 2008, that another U.S. poultry 
plant (P-13556) and pork plant (#17564) will be 
delisted as of November 24, 2008.  According to 
the VPSS letter, routine tests revealed the 
presence of tetracycline in a shipment of 
chicken quarters and salmonella in a shipment 
of boneless pork jowls from these plants.  The 
letter requests that the USDA Food Safety and 
Inspection Service (FSIS) conduct an 
investigation into how product contaminated 
with residue and salmonella found their way 
into shipments to Russia.  The original scanned 
copy of the VPSS letter and courtesy 
translation were sent to FSIS on November 16, 
2008.  An informal embassy translation of the 
letter follows.  END SUMMARY. 
 
2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT: 
Moscow, November 14, 2008 
# ??-AS-2/11524 
 
Mr. William James, the Deputy Administrator of 
the 
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 
 
 
Dear Mr. James, 
 
The Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance extends its respect 
to the Food Safety and Inspection Service 
(FSIS), USDA. 
 
Antibiotic tetracycline was detected in a 
shipment of chicken quarters imported from the 
U.S. to the Russian Federation during 
monitoring tests of the residues of prohibited 
and harmful substances (lab test results #2408 
of October 22, 2008). The product was 
manufactured at the U.S. establishment #P-13556 
(veterinary certificates