Meeting participants considered issues related to compliance with glazing standards for fish and products made of aquatic resources. They highlighted the positive experience of introducing new glazing standards for products made of aquatic resources, based on an assessment of how the modified sanitary rules and standards work in practice, and agreed on the need to incorporate these standards in the acts adopted within the framework of the Customs Union.

"Last year's introduction of the requirement to glaze fish and other seafood products has had a positive effect," the deputy prime minister said. "Fair manufacturers and retail chains have been given the opportunity to compete with the ones using excessive water and phosphatides. In addition, imports of fish products with high ice content have been significantly reduced. Most importantly, the volume of high quality products has increased, and the number of consumer complaints has decreased. This requirement cannot be revoked, as it will first of all violate the interests of the consumers and will negatively affect the development of the market in general," Zubkov added.

"In this regard, scientifically based glazing standards for aquatic resources must be included in the Customs Union's Unified Sanitary and Epidemiological and Hygienic Requirements to the products subject to sanitary and epidemiological control," Zubkov said. "These standards must be taken into account when finalising the Customs Union's Technical Regulations on the Safety of Fish and Fish Products," he added.

"We should protect the interests of consumers," Zubkov stressed.

Based on the results of the meeting, the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Economic Development, as well as the Federal Service for Customer Rights Protection and the Federal Fishery Agency have received relevant instructions from the government.