The United Russia faction plans to finalize the law on beer labeling in autumn

Changes in the legislation, which provide for the regulation of the production and sale of beer, will be finalized together with the government and representatives of public organizations of consumers and businesses in the fall. About it reported in the Telegram channel of the United Russia faction, citing Maxim Topilin, Chairman of the Economic Policy Committee of the Lower House of Parliament.

Hearings on this issue with the participation of the government, public associations and the leadership of Opora Rossii will be held in September. “Today, an agreement has been reached with Sergey Borisov, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Opora Rossii, on his participation in hearings in our faction in September with the participation of the Russian government, representatives of public associations of consumers and businesses,” said Vladimir, head of the United Russia faction in the State Duma. Vasiliev.

Formerly “Opora Rossii” asked Vasilyev to assess Topilin’s statements in a post on his Telegram channel published on July 29, which stated that Russians began to poison themselves more often with beer sold in “bottling shops” produced by “no-name brands, small companies, which account for 92% of the market.” Opora asked the deputy to provide information about the facts of poisoning known to him, which were mentioned in the Telegram channel, threatening to sue.

July 27 Ministry of Industry and Trade, Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies (CRPT, labeling operator) and the Association of Beer Producers (unites transnational brewing companies Heineken, AB InBev Efes and Baltika) reportedthat they have agreed to start digital labeling of beer products from April 1, 2023. These three producers will first label beer in kegs, from October 1 – in glass and PET containers, and from January 15, 2024 – in aluminum cans.

Opora considers labeling to be ineffective. “Marking that duplicates the functions of EGAIS, requiring the installation and maintenance of expensive equipment, will lead to a drop in production volumes of up to 25% in the first year, followed by a slow recovery of volumes over several years,” said Alexei Nebolsin, a member of the presidium of the organization.

Since 2019, certain categories of goods have been labeled in Russia: tobacco, medicines, footwear and other products. A special Data Matrix code is applied to the goods, with which you can track the movement of goods from the factory to the buyer.