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Russian watchdog confirms U.S. poultry ban

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will ban poultry imports from some U.S. producers on health and safety grounds, its animal and plant health watchdog told Reuters on Friday, confirming comments made by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/domesticNews?a=zmicQr"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/domesticNews?i=zmicQr" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?a=EM3ekK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?i=EM3ekK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?a=a5UgWk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?i=a5UgWk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?a=5Yojuk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?i=5Yojuk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~4/377891690" height="1" width="1"/>