Russia asks to resume unscheduled inspections of beer producers

Published 2023년 6월 7일

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The public organization 'Public Consumer Initiative' (OPI) in Russia is advocating for the resumption of unannounced inspections of beer, cider, and light alcoholic beverage producers, following a mass poisoning incident involving counterfeit cider in the Volga Federal District. At least 71% of Russian beer and beer product companies are non-compliant with mandatory regulations, according to OPI. The poisoning outbreak, which saw 90 people fall ill and 32 deaths across six regions, has been attributed to the delayed labeling of these beverages and the extension of a moratorium on business inspections, which ended in December 2022 and was initially implemented in March 2022. A criminal case has been opened against Anar Afat oglu Huseynov, the founder of Andi LLC, which produced the counterfeit cider.

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Public organization for the protection of consumer rights "Public Consumer Initiative" (OPI) proposes to resume unscheduled inspections of producers of beer, cider and light alcoholic beverages in the Russian Federation after mass poisoning with counterfeit cider in the Volga Federal District (VFD). The Izvestia newspaper writes about this on Wednesday. The relevant appeals of the OPI and the State Duma deputies, which Izvestia got acquainted with, were sent to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, the government, Rosalkogolregulirovanie and the Ministry of Industry and Trade. OPI head Oleg Pavlov noted in his address that at least 71% of companies producing beer and beer products in Russia operate in violation of mandatory requirements. According to him, the phased implementation of the labeling of beer and low-alcohol drinks, which began on April 1, 2023, has led to incomplete control of all participants in the turnover and product varieties, as a result of ...

Source: Kvedomosti