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Fines for anti-tobacco law violations amount to $750K in first half of 2014

The total fines which have been imposed during the first half of the year on perpetrators for violations of anti-tobacco legislation amount to 28 million rubles (over $750,000), according to Russia’s watchdog Rospotrebnadzor.

15:43 04.09.2014

Four McDonald’s restaurants closed in Krasnodar

Four McDonald’s restaurants have been closed in the city of Krasnodar following an inspection by food safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor.

16:36 29.08.2014

Moscow is closing McDonald's restaurants

Moscow courts have ruled Wednesday to shut down for 90 days two McDonald’s restaurants in central Moscow over sanitary violations.

13:56 27.08.2014

Russian court to decide on Jack Daniel’s fate

A Russian court will decide on the fate of Jack Daniel’s whiskeys after is was revealed that they did not meet the required standards, Anna Popova, Head of Russia’s food safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, told journalists Tuesday.

12:38 26.08.2014

Russian food safety watchdog warns against Jack Daniel's

Laboratory tests carried out by the Sverdlovsk regional department of Russia’s food safety watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, showed that Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey Liqueur contained substance that causes allergic reactions and affects the nervous system.

11:34 22.08.2014

Jack Daniel's whiskey will be removed from sale in Sverdlovsk Region

Consumer safety officials in the Sverdlovsk region have ordered that Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and Jim Beam American Whiskey Bourbon produced in the United States should be removed from sale by Friday.

16:46 21.08.2014

Four McDonald’s restaurants suspended in Moscow for alleged sanitary violations

Russian food safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has temporarily shut down four McDonald’s restaurants in central Moscow over alleged sanitary violations.

10:26 21.08.2014

Russian consumer rights regulator clamps down on American whiskey

Russian 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

Russia bans canned fruit, vegetable and fish imports from Ukraine

On Tuesday, July 29, the Russian consumer rights regulator, Rospotrebnadzor, suspended the import of canned fruit, vegetables and fish from Ukraine, RIA Novosti learned at the agency’s press office.

11:14 29.07.2014

Russia could ban some McDonald's burgers

McDonald'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

Burger King subsidiary fined for selling sandwiches with E.coli bacteria

The Saratov Region Commercial Court has upheld a complaint filed by the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) to fine Burger Rus, a subsidiary of Burger King, 300,000 rubles ($8,450) for the above-limit amount of microorganisms in the company’s sandwiches.

17:32 07.05.2014

Burger King subsidiary appeals unsanitary sandwiches fine

The Moscow Commercial Court has registered an appeal by “Burger Rus” company which is a subsidiary of one of the largest worldwide fast food chains, Burger King, against the fine imposed on “Burger Rus” for the above limit amount of microorganisms in company’s sandwiches.

17:45 02.04.2014

Moscow court confirms Aeroflot meal requirement violation

The Moscow Commercial Court has upheld a ruling by the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) concerning a violation of the quality and safety requirements for airline food provided by Aeroflot.

15:26 04.12.2013

Russia bans Lithuanian dairy products

Russia’s consumer rights watchdog said Monday it was ordering a ban on the import of Lithuanian dairy products, the latest twist in an escalating spat between the two countries.

11:45 07.10.2013

McDonald's fined $3,000 for breaking sanitation standards in St. Petersburg

A court in St. Petersburg has granted the claim filed by Russia’s sanitation and consumers rights watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, and fined McDonald's 100, 000 rubles (app. $3,000) for breaking sanitary standards.

17:41 01.08.2013