MOSCOW, December 2 (RAPSI) – Russian 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.

Perekrestok turned to court after it had been fined 500,000 rubles ($7,400) in September by consumer rights agency Rospotrebnadzor. 

The agency claimed that one of the supermarkets of the chain in Moscow was selling cheese marked as Schardinger Amadeus which cost 1,290 rubles ($19) per kilogram. However, this type of cheese was last brought to the supermarket in April 2014.

It was further established that Perekrestok was selling cheese which had been produced in Russia and cost at the time 519 rubles ($8) per kilogram. 

In August 2014, Russia restricted imports of food products from the countries that imposed sanctions against Russia, including the EU. The ban covers meat, sausage, fish, vegetable, fruit and dairy. In late June, officials decided to extend the embargo until August 5, 2016, and also excluded young oysters and mussels, any cheese and limited non-lactose dairy products.