In Irkutsk, Rospotrebnadzor has launched a hotline where residents can report the sale of Turkish goods banned for import and ask related questions. Calls are accepted at 8-800-350-26-86 on weekdays from 9:00 to 16:00, with a lunch break. The initiative is linked to the ban in force since early 2016 on importing certain Turkish agricultural goods and food products into Russia.
Since the beginning of 2016, goods from Turkey have been banned from import into the territory of the Russian Federation. Residents can ask questions of interest or report violations by calling the “hotline.”In Irkutsk, a “hotline” has been organized to receive citizens’ appeals on the sale of Turkish-made goods banned from import. Citizens’ appeals are accepted by specialists of Rospotrebnadzor for the Irkutsk Region.
Residents of Irkutsk can call: 8-800-350-26-86, hours of operation: Monday-Friday from 9:00 to 16:00, break from 12:00 to 13:00.
As a reminder, in January the presidential decree “On measures to ensure the national security of the Russian Federation and to protect the citizens of the Russian Federation from criminal and other unlawful actions and on the application of special economic measures with respect to the Republic of Turkey” came into force.
The government approved a list of agricultural products, raw materials, and foodstuffs produced in Turkey that are banned from import into Russia.