Over 124 tons of sanctioned food products seized in Russia in 2016Russia’s consumer rights protection agency Rospotrebnadzor seized 124.2 tons of sanctioned food products in 2016.11:56 24.04.2017
Import of over 10,700 tons of food banned in RussiaThe consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor announced on Monday that more than 10,700 tons of food were added to import ban list so far this year.10:52 28.11.2016
Over 50 tons of sub-standard meat products removed from sales in Russia in 2016Russia’s consumer rights agency, Rospotrebnadzor, removed over 50 tons of sub-standard meat products from realization in 2016.15:38 07.11.2016
Fines for anti-tobacco law violations amount to $1.5 million in 2016Russia’s consumer rights agency Rospotrebnadzor imposed fines worth 93 million rubles ($1.5 million) for violations of anti-tobacco legislation in the first nine months of 2016.11:35 31.10.2016
Russian consumer rights watchdog to study bill on tougher penalties for fake alcoholThe Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) will study a bill toughening punishment for counterfeiting alcohol.11:48 11.10.2016
Russian consumer rights watchdog reports a decrease in drink abuseThe Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) has reported about a decline in the scale of drink abuse in Russia.19:35 29.07.2016
Russian courts closed 156 alcohol-selling websites in five-month periodRussian courts satisfied more than 114 lawsuits over online sales of alcohol and ordered to close 156 websites and webpages in a five-month period.10:40 30.03.2016
Twenty five alcohol-selling websites closed in RussiaRussian courts closed 25 websites and 7 webpages that were selling alcohol through the Internet.15:48 29.01.2016
Russian retailer deceived customers by selling cheese under Austrian brandRussian retail chain Perekrestok was deceiving its customers by selling cheese produced in Russia under Austrian trademark and raising its price twice, Moscow Commercial Court ruled on Wednesday.16:21 02.12.2015
Russian officials could be fined for eating sanctioned food subject to destructionEating the sanctioned products that are subject to destruction will be a violation for public officials that could be punishable by jail time.13:02 06.08.2015
Sanctioned products to be destroyed at border and inside Russia - reportRussian authorities will search for and destroy banned food products not only at the border but across the country, including in stores and at grocery store chain warehouses.10:33 03.08.2015
Russian consumer protection watchdog appeals court ruling over banned goodsThe Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) has appealed a court ruling on cancelling a fine on Tander company (Magnit supermarket chain) for selling products banned from import to Russia.15:15 14.07.2015
Russian consumer rights regulator confiscates 45 tons of banned importsRussia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) confiscated about 45 metric tons of banned imports between August 8, 2014 and July 1, 2015.10:32 08.07.2015
Over 5,500 pro-suicide websites closed by Russian regulatorOver 5,500 websites containing pro-suicide information have been closed in Russia since November 2012, according to the website of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor).15:19 26.01.2015
McDonald’s restaurant in Moscow slapped with $2,500 fine for selling toysThe Moscow Commercial Court has fined a McDonald’s restaurant in Moscow 100,000 rubles (about $2,500) for selling unmarked toys.16:08 13.10.2014
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
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
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
Over 4,800 suicide websites blocked in Russia over last two yearsRussia’s consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has blocked over 4,800 websites assisting and promoting suicide over the last two years.11:42 08.09.2014
Russia suspends Ukrainian confectionery importsRussia’s food safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has announced a suspension on imports of Ukrainian confectionery.11:49 05.09.2014