Russia has marked the one-year anniversary of its ban on Western agricultural products with an order to destroy contraband food, a move that has raised controversy amid the nation"s economic downturn.

On the first day of the campaign on August 6, 2015, different Russian regions reported that they had discovered over 250 tonnes of apples, peaches, pork, tomatoes, and cheese, which were partly burnt and crashed by tractors

 Russian Agriculture Minister Aleksandr Tkachev claims that it would be wrong to hand over products of unclear quality to people.