Rosselkhoznadzor will unscheduled check suppliers of "Traffic Light"

Rosselkhoznadzor is preparing for unscheduled inspections of the partners of the Svetofor retail chain. The service reported on this to First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, and Izvestia reviewed the documents.

Crossed the red: Rospotrebnadzor is preparing "Traffic Light" inspections

First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov has already instructed to collect all the necessary documents for this purpose

The Rosselkhoznadzor will evaluate the work of suppliers and manufacturers, those legal entities and individual entrepreneurs who store and sell their goods in the retailer's stores. The drafts of the necessary government instructions have already been prepared, and the papers have been sent to the Cabinet of Ministers for approval.

In January, the Rosselkhoznadzor had already partially checked the documents of the retail chain. For example, the service detected violations using the Mercury livestock tracking system. It turned out that in the Rostov region, some of the goods in 60 stores of the chain were sold without the necessary accompanying documents that confirm the safety and quality of the products. The regulator announced this on its website. But the service could not punish the "Traffic Light" — this type of control only provides for the issuance of a warning.

Also in winter, Svetofor experienced large-scale unscheduled field inspections by Rospotrebnadzor, which took place in 45 regions from January 10 to January 31. Almost 1.5 thousand stores were under supervision, and the service took 8.1 thousand samples from them. Experts found gross violations of mandatory requirements in every fifth sample of dairy products out of almost 3.5 thousand examined, in every fifth of 860 samples of meat products, in every sixth of 246 samples of canned food, in every fourth sample of poultry out of 167 examined. As a result, 76 stores were shut down by the court.

The on-site inspection allows for a comprehensive study of the manufacturer's products and activities, Oleg Pavlov, head of the Public Consumer Initiative, explained to Izvestia. Such control will allow the Rosselkhoznadzor to bring violators to administrative responsibility. This will affect those manufacturers and suppliers who have released and sell products in violation of mandatory requirements.

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Food without danger: Rosselkhoznadzor will unscheduled check suppliers of Svetofor