Tea made in Germany and US refused entry into Russia
Russian customs officials refused the import of two shipments carrying tea produced in Germany and the US. The refusal is apparently part of Moscow's ban on Western food imports, which came into effect in August and covers fruit, vegetable, meat, fish and dairy products. 970 kilograms of German herbal tea were intercepted in the Siberian region of Novosibirsk and were refused entry seemingly because they contained pieces of dried fruits and berries, which fall under the category of foodstuffs. About 28 kilograms of tea and iced tea mixes originating from the US were detained in a separate incident aboard a vessel from South Korea.