The article reassures that Russia is experiencing no interruptions in the supply of raw materials necessary for the production of bacterial starter cultures, ensuring the availability of fermented milk products on the domestic market. The Russian Ministry of Agriculture is actively promoting the domestic production of food ingredients, with plans to complete two investment projects to build biofactories in the Yaroslavl and Moscow regions by 2025. This announcement follows reports of a Danish company, Chr. Hansen, leaving Russia and ceasing supplies within a year.