Russia has introduced a ban on the sale of beer from kegs without labeling

Russia has introduced a ban on the sale of beer and low-alcohol drinks from kegs without labeling. This is provided for by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of November 30, 2022 N 2173. This measure was the final stage in the introduction of labeling on the market for such products in kegs. The ban on the withdrawal from circulation of unlabeled beer and low-alcohol drinks packaged in consumer packaging will take effect from January 15, 2025. As Kirill Volkov, head of the department of excisable commodity groups at the Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies (CRPT, operator of the state labeling system "Honest Sign"), said, the road map of the beer labeling project provided for a deadline for the sale of "remains" of beer in kegs produced before the start of mandatory labeling, until April 1, 2023. “A year after the start of mandatory labeling of beer in kegs, we can say that the main stages of labeling draft beer have been completed. This is an ...