The government is assessing the feasibility of introducing mandatory labeling of beer products. This has been reported RBC referring to a letter from the head of the government apparatus Dmitry Grigorenko.
It was noted that the letter contained a response to the open letter written by Daniil Briman, Chairman of the Russian Brewers Association, to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Briman said such measures would “cripple” the industry and reduce crop production in the country by 20-30%.
The government said the product labeling system has proven “an effective tool to protect the market from counterfeit and counterfeit products”. They noted a decrease in the level of illegal smuggling for all categories of labeled goods.
It was previously reported that there may be raw materials for beer packaging. price increase In Russia this year it varies between 10% and 60%, depending on the material.
Prices began to rise due to the closure of Chinese ports during the epidemic. Currently, the rise in prices in the beer industry is affected by the increase in packaging prices, raw material costs, transportation costs and the departure of foreign producers. They provided equipment and produced aluminum containers.
Source: Gazeta
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