The Russian Ministry of Finance has prepared a draft order limiting the maximum amount of ethyl alcohol in ice cream and similar frozen desserts. In this respect reported On the official website of the Ministry.
“The strength of alcoholic ice cream will not exceed the strength of kvass, aromatic or spicy syrups – 1.2%,” the message says.
The Ministry of Finance announced that the strength of frozen desserts has now reached 7-10%, as is the case with low-alcohol drinks.
However, alcoholic ice cream sales are not limited to this. This product is included in the list of exceptions to the list of alcohol-containing products and is not subject to the law on the regulation of the alcohol market and the restrictions established by it.
“As a result, alcoholic ice cream can be sold freely in parks and near children’s institutions. “There are no restrictions prohibiting the sale of such sweets to children and teenagers,” the Ministry of Finance complained.
The Ministry explained that the document proposes to impose restrictions on the maximum alcohol content in fermented drinks, ice cream similar to kvass, whipped frozen fruit desserts, fruits and berries, vegetables, sorbets, mixtures for their preparation, edible sweet ice. as spicy drinks – aromatic plant raw materials.
“Rosalkogoltabakkontrol supports the proposal of the Ministry of Finance. “Selling alcoholic beverages to children is unacceptable,” he said. reported department employees speak to RT.
“Drinking strong drinks will become the norm for children”
In May, the Ministry of Economic Development and Foreign Affairs of the Amur Region attempted to impose restrictions on the sale of alcoholic ice cream. The Ministry sent a proposal on the subject to the Ministry of Finance.
The reason for the objection was that the business planned to set up a tent in the area to sell alcoholic ice cream. Amur officials paid attention to the bright design of retail stores.
“According to them, the stall owners with such a dessert are actually offering alcohol for sale, although it is done in a covert manner. The availability of such products will lead to the fact that drinking strong drinks will become the norm for a child and will not cause a critical attitude towards him, we are sure of the region.” Wrote “News”.
It is for MPs
State Duma deputy Sergei Gavrilov called for a ban on the sale of alcoholic ice cream near schools, in stalls and cafes.
“It is better to limit the sale of alcoholic ice cream, or in other words, artisanal “heating ice cream”. It does not need to be sold near schools, in tents, in cafes, after all, its strength reaches 4-6 degrees. But it turns out that every schoolboy can buy a glass of B-52 ice cream, enjoy it and get drunk. “Yes, even adults should not drive after eating this type of ice cream,” he said. stated Gavrilov RIA Novosti.
Head of the Sober Russia project Sultan Khamzaev in a conversation with socialbites.ca, deputy of the State Duma statedsupports limiting the sale of alcoholic ice cream. At the same time, the MP disagrees that such rules can be extended to liquor desserts and alcohol-soaked confectionery products.
“There’s a different story there. There is such a thing as microdosing in desserts. Children have actually been disgusted with them from the very beginning. You cannot replay here. What is a father – what is it? I honestly don’t know, I’ve never tried it. Tiramisu is soaked in cognac. This is already a persecution of witches. But when it comes to alcoholic ice cream, I don’t know how to explain it correctly. Like children’s cigarettes, children’s champagne. Can you imagine if there was alcohol in children’s champagne? Children’s alcoholic ice cream is the same,” the deputy said.