Last week, Moscow approved rules for the destruction of prohibited foodstuffs imported into the country. Under the regulations, destruction can be carried out in any manner provided by law, regardless of who is guilty for the infraction.
"Meat products, as well as milk ones, could be disposed of at junk plants in protein flour, which is suitable to feed the animals," Alexei Alekseenko told Rossiya-1 TV channel.
He noted that destroying prohibited imports is "the only way to cause serious economic damage to the smugglers."
Following Crimea's reunification with Russia and the escalation of the internal Ukrainian conflict, the United States, the European Union and their allies introduced economic sanctions against Russia, blaming Moscow for its alleged interference in Ukraine's affairs.
In response to Western sanctions, in August 2014 Moscow introduced an embargo on the imports of a range of food products from the sanctions-imposing countries. It was prolonged earlier this year.
