Veterinary Instruction No. 13-8-01/2-9 regarding the import of honey and apiculture products to the Russian Federation. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Apiculture/sericulture Food quality control/food safety International trade Genetically modified organism (GMO) Hormones/steroids Animal production Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract Honey and apiculture products obtained from bee farms and laboratories authorized for export and originating from administrative territories free of infectious animal disease shall be authorized for import into the Russian Federation. Only honey and apiculture products obtained from bees that have not been fed feedstuffs containing GMOs shall be authorized for export. Honey and apiculture products: (a) treated with chemical substances, ionizing radiation or ultraviolet rays; (b) modified organoleptic indicators; (c) in damaged packaging; or (d) containing natural or synthetic estrogens, antibiotics, pesticides or other chemicals shall be prohibited for import to the Russian Federation. Full text Russian Website www.lawrussia.ru