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FAS Attempts to Sooth Moscow Jitters

USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service's Moscow office has delivered a letter to Russia providing information from the Food and Drug Administration on the recall of some 550 million eggs linked to nearly 1,500 cases of salmonella poisoning in the United States. The letter was an attempt to calm Russia's nerves over imports of U.S. poultry imports. FAS spokeswoman Katie Gorscak says the letter included assurances that U.S. broiler production is not involved in the recall.

Russian media reports say over the weekend, Russian authorities were expected to expand their list of U.S. poultry establishments eligible to export poultry to Russia. But, they weren't happy with what they called a slow response from USDA not only on the egg recall but also their concerns about Tyson's recent recall of 380,000 pounds of deli products.