Russian senator calls for the drinking age to be increased to 21 - reportRussian senator Vyacheslav Fetisov has introduced a bill raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21 amid a campaign to reduce alcohol consumption.10:39 28.10.2014
Siberian court acquits doctor in prescription dealing caseThe Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnoyarsk found Doctor Alevtina Khorinyak not guilty of selling a strong opiate medicinal drug out of jurisdiction, attorney Vyacheslav Bogdanov told RAPSI on Tuesday.13:18 21.10.2014
Estonia considers prohibiting drinking in publicThe government of Estonia on Thursday approved amendments to the law of policing, which provides for reinstating a national ban on public drinking, RIA Novosti reports citing the government's website.13:41 16.10.2014
Russia to accelerate its fight with deadly herbal smoking mixturesA bill authorizing Russia’s Drug Control Service to ban herbal smoking mixtures at its own discretion will be submitted soon for consideration.15:38 15.10.2014
Penalty for selling booze to minors in Russia could be increased tenfoldThe Russian government has supported a proposal to increase fines for selling alcoholic beverages to minors to 50,000 rubles (over $1,200), reads a statement on its website posted on Tuesday.10:29 14.10.2014
McDonald’s wins “burger case” against consumer rights agencyThe Tverskoi District Court of Moscow ruled against the federal consumer agency in its ban on reopening two McDonald’s outlets in Veliky Novgorod, a RAPSI correspondent reports from courtroom.17:50 10.10.2014
Russia’s Supreme Court upholds adoption ban for people with HIVRussia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit which had been filed by a Muscovite seeking to lift a ban on the adoption of Russian children by people with HIV.12:58 23.09.2014
Russian senators suggest registering citizens’ consent to organ donationRussia’s Federation Council has proposed adding an entry on deceased organ donation consent to some documents, the list of which is to be determined by the government. The list may include a passport, a drivers’ license or all-in-one card stipulated in the law on the provision of federal and municipal services.10:47 22.09.2014
Volgograd court keeps McDonald’s restaurant closedA court in the southern city of Volgograd has ruled that a McDonald’s restaurant which was temporarily closed over sanitary violations can't reopen.14:42 19.09.2014
Public Chamber wants to restrict the sale of sweetened drinks to childrenVladislav Grib, First Deputy Secretary of Russia’s Public Chamber, has asked Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to restrict the sale of sugary sweetened drinks to children.10:35 15.09.2014
80 civil cases opened after inspections at McDonald’s in RussiaRussia’s consumer rights agency Rospotrebnadzor has opened 80 civil liability cases following inspections at McDonald’s restaurants, which revealed that 17% of over 200 food samples did not comply with regulations, Izvestia newspaper writes on Wednesday.10:53 10.09.2014
Second McDonald’s restaurant suspended for 80 days in YekaterinburgA court in Yekaterinburg ruled Tuesday to shut down for 80 days McDonald’s restaurant in the center of the city over sanitary violations.17:30 09.09.2014
Court upholds the order to release paralyzed Muscovite TopekhinThe Kostroma Regional Court has upheld the lower court's decision to release from prison Vladimir Topekhin, a paralyzed Muscovite who was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 4 years, defense attorney Svetlana Sidorkina told RAPSI on Tuesday.14:55 26.08.2014
Russian consumer rights regulator clamps down on American whiskeyRussian consumer rights regulator, Rospotrebnadzor, reports that it uncovered violations in the sales o bourbon produced by the American "Barton 1972 Distillery" company, according to the statement posted on the service's website on Monday.08:17 04.08.2014
Russian food safety agency to inspect McDonald’s cheese suppliersOn July 28, the Russian food safety agency, Rosselkhoznadzor, initiated an inspection of McDonald’s cheese suppliers who are suspected of adding antibiotics to their produce, agency head Sergei Dankvert told Itar-Tass.14:30 28.07.2014
Russia could ban some McDonald's burgersMcDonald's could be banned from producing a range of burgers and some other products, a representative of the Novgorod Department of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnaszor) announced at the Tverskoi District Court, court press secretary Yekaterina Korotova told RIA Novosti.11:47 25.07.2014
Individuals banned from bringing fruit and vegetables from Ukraine into RussiaRussia has approved a ban on individuals bringing fruit and vegetables in hand luggage or packages from Ukraine into Russia, said Alexei Alekseyenko, an assistant to the head of the Russian food safety agency, Rosselkhoznadzor.16:34 24.07.2014
Russia introduces fines for illegal abortionPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on penalties for illegal abortion into law, the Kremlin announced on its website.13:56 22.07.2014
Russia bans fruit imports from MoldovaRussia’s food safety agency has approved a temporary ban on fruit imports from Moldova, the agency announced on its website.13:39 18.07.2014
French restaurants ordered to identify homemade dishesA law has been adopted in France to dissuade the use of factory-made, prepackaged food in restaurants. Restaurateurs will be required to add a small symbol on their menus to identify meals made in-house by the chef: a pan with a roof-shaped lid, Reuters writes.16:00 16.07.2014