Mikhail Maltsev, head of the Oil and Petroleum Union, told the agency: “Hit the primer”It is stated that vegetable oil producers in Russia will have to increase their sales prices if labeling is applied to their products.
Before this, the Ministry of Industry and Trade came up with the idea of conducting an experiment on the labeling of edible vegetable oils. The measure was proposed to be implemented from December 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024. It was suggested that the list to be labeled include peanuts, soybeans, olives, sunflower, palm and rapeseed oils, as well as fixed oils, margarine, cocoa butter and cocoa butter.
According to Maltsev, in this case, the cost of producers in the first year of the experiment will be at least 1.764 billion rubles. If the measure is extended, the annual labeling cost for bottled vegetable oils would be approximately $1.1 billion. As a result, suppliers will have to increase the selling prices of products.
Before that, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee Fedot Tumusov spoke To support the initiative of Irina Pisareva, head of the Healthy Lifestyle Center, to label products containing palm oil on the same principle as cigarette packs.
Previously Volodin stated At the plenary meeting, it was stated that it was necessary to introduce criminal liability for the use of substitutes, including palm oil, in food production in Russia.