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 Moscow - Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) has banned the import of all confectionaries from Ukraine, the watchdog said on its website Friday. Sept.5.

 “In order to ensure the rights of consumers, Rospotrebnadzor is suspending the import of Ukrainian confectionaries to Russia starting Sept. 5, 2014,” the agency said.