Rospotrebnadzor: Kefir, cabbage and beets are the most inaccessible products in retail

Kefir, cabbage and beets have become the least accessible goods in retail, Izvestia writes, citing monitoring conducted by Rospotrebnadzor as part of the national project "Demography". The study involved 43.3 thousand retail outlets. On average, consumers can easily buy goods in stores across the regions, the overall retail availability assessment was over 78%. The service also analyzed the assortment in stores. In most regions, pasta, cheese, canned fish, yogurt, cooked sausage, milk, canned meat, and wheat bread are the most accessible. In 2022, the service made similar measurements, then these same goods were the most accessible, and turkey and sauerkraut turned out to be rarer in addition to cabbage and beets. A number of healthy products are not yet fully accessible to consumers: freshwater fish, lamb, beef, fortified products, specialized food products for children on a dairy basis, Rospotrebnadzor noted. According to the Association of Retail Companies (AKORT), federal ...