Rosalkogolregulirovanie will not check manufacturers after mass poisoning

Producers of beer, cider and beer drinks are not threatened with inspections from Rosalkogolregulirovanie. This was announced by the production director of Krasny Pivovar Elena Tyukina following a meeting in the State Duma on June 9, at which amendments to the legislation on the circulation of these drinks were discussed. The discussion took place after mass poisonings and deaths of people who allegedly consumed the drink “Mr. Cider”.

As Tyukina said, “legislators consider the Chestny Znak labeling system and the register of alcohol equipment to be a sufficient measure. Inspections, she said, are likely to be carried out at retail outlets selling beer, cider and beer drinks.

Cases of mass poisoning first became known on June 4. So far, 103 people have been affected, 31 of whom have died. They all drank Mr. Cider. According to the Rosalkogolregulirovanie, as of the evening of June 8, more than 71,000 liters of this product were seized. A forensic examination found in the seized drink impurities of methanol and ethyl butyrate in proportions dangerous to humans.

On June 9, the Investigative Committee of Russia announced that it was investigating a criminal case on the fact of mass poisoning of citizens with surrogate alcohol under Part 3 of Art. 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – the provision of services that do not meet safety requirements, which negligently entailed the death of two or more persons. According to investigators, Anar Huseynov, the founder of Andi LLC, has been producing the Mister Cider drink since 2022. Samara Region” 6 tons of methyl alcohol and sold it to Artem Airapetyan. He put it to Anar Huseynov.

At the moment, Dmitry Yegorov and Ivan Grebennikov have been detained and charged with theft of alcohol. Alexei Yegorov is wanted. Anar Huseynov and Artem Hayrapetyan were also arrested and charged with providing services that do not meet safety requirements.