Mandatory labeling of draft beer and low-alcohol beverages started in Russia DEA News With reference to the Advanced Technology Development Center (CRPT), the operator of the Chestny Znak marking system.
According to Kirill Volkov, head of the operator’s department of excise commodity groups, a joint experiment was conducted with manufacturers, importers, wholesale and retail trade enterprises and the hotel and restaurant business, in which it was possible to test “labeling”. Any product on any line to integrate with the Unified State Automated Information System and ensure full transparency of the beverage route from the brewery or the border of the Russian Federation to the final consumer”.
From 1 October, the mandatory labeling procedure will affect beverages in glass and PET containers, and from 15 January 2024 all other types of packaging beverages.
Formerly “Kommersant” knowledgeablethat global players have reduced beer production in Russia by the end of 2022.