Valio to continue export of lactose-free dairy products to Russia
On August, 20th Russia permitted import of lactose-free milk and dairy products. According to Mika Koskinen, Valio's head of operations in Russia, lots of people in Russia have lactose intolerance. Thanks to lactose-free products they can drink milk – an important product for a human organism – again. The company is glad to restart export of these products to Russia. Valio is the largest producer of lactose-free products manufactured under its own technology, by its own estimate. Lactose-free products occupy around 10% of total Valio’s export to Russia.
Meanwhile the National Dairy Producers Union in Russia (Souzmoloko) is concerned about the sanctions’ “easing”. Lactose-free milk import permit may lead to total import increase as other foreign companies may start producing lactose-free dairy products as well.
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