We are publishing the results of Roskontrol's expertise: products that you can safely buy, and those that contain preservatives and E. coli.
It is usually not expensive products that are counterfeited, but in demand. Manufacturers often deceive buyers by not specifying the full composition of the product. Instead of expensive raw materials, they use cheaper substitutes.
Alexander Borisov
Alexander Borisov, co-chairman of the Roskontrol Consumer Union, confirmed that the quality of products in Russian stores is declining. There are three reasons for this:
- In 2010, Russia abolished the mandatory certification of food products and introduced a declaration of conformity. That is, the release of a product does not require the participation of independent expertise and laboratory research.
- Sanctions. With less competition, new manufacturers and new products poured into the market. Certification bodies have ceased to cope with the dramatically increased volume of new products.
- In modern economic conditions, manufacturers have been forced to significantly reduce the quality and sometimes safety of products.
You can only hope for yourself. Read the labels carefully and see what you put in your grocery basket! An independent non-profit organization Roskontrol. She conducts product research through donations from companies and people who have no stakeholder.
The representatives of the organization buy all the goods, like ordinary consumers - through retail stores.
Then they are depersonalized and samples are sent to experts. If tests show that the product poses a threat to human health or the manufacturer deceives the buyer, the product is blacklisted.
We have chosen from all the products that Roskontrol investigated, the most “popular”: dumplings, sour cream, yoghurts, chocolate, crab sticks, sausage. As a reminder, in No. 46 of November 18, we also published the results of checking popular products. If you want to know the results of all Roskontrol's research, go to roscontrol.com.
sausage
Tests passed successfully:
"Borodin's Meat House"
Security - 62%
Naturalness - 65%
Utility - 30%
Tasting - 80%
Advantages: tasty, safe, no soy, no preservatives.
Disadvantages: high price, contains chemical food additives - color fixatives, antioxidants.
"Mortadel"
Security - 61%
Naturalness - 50%
Utility - 11%
Tasting - 66%
Advantages: Safe, no preservatives, no soy, no starch.
Disadvantages: contains collagen animal protein (in small amounts), as a part of chemical additives.
"Velcom"
Security - 64%
Naturalness - 40%
Usefulness - 15%
Tasting - 66%
Advantages: safe, no soy, no preservatives, moderately salty.
Disadvantages: contains many chemical additives; difficult to read markings.
Blacklisted:
"CampoMos"
Hazard level: medium.
The manufacturer uses the invented name "Doctor's Classical", but the product does not meet the composition and quality requirements of GOST R 52196−2011.
"Cherkizovsky MPZ"
Hazard level: high.
Found sorbic acid - a preservative. An excess of the mass fraction of phosphorus was also revealed. This is a non-compliance with safety requirements.
Ostankino
Hazard level: high. Does not meet safety requirements. Found a preservative - benzoic acid. The mass fraction of phosphates is also exceeded.
sour cream
Tests passed successfully:
"Brest-Litovsk" 20%
Security - 85%
Naturalness - 72%
Utility - 52%
Tasting - 72%
Disadvantages: Contains more saturated fat than other samples tested.
Ostankinskoe 20%
Security - 75%
Naturalness - 73%
Utility - 52%
Tasting - 75%
Advantages: safe, does not contain starch, phosphates, preservatives, antibiotics.
Disadvantages: The label depicts a child, although the product is not intended for baby food.
"Prostokvashino" 20%
Security - 85%
Naturalness - 55%
Utility - 53%
Tasting - 86%
Advantages: no preservatives, vegetable fats and starch.
Disadvantages: with a high degree of probability there are stabilizers. According to the regulations, a product with food additives cannot be called sour cream.
Blacklisted:
Rostagroexport 20%
Hazard level: maximum. The antibiotic streptomycin was found. A stabilizer has been added to the product.
Milava 20%
Hazard level: maximum. Does not meet safety requirements: antibiotic streptomycin detected. The product contains stabilizers.
"Dmitrovsky Dairy Plant" 20%
Hazard level: maximum. Violation of safety requirements: the content of yeast fungi is 2000 times higher than the standard. The product contains a stabilizer.
dumplings
Tests passed successfully:
"VkusVill"
Safety - 94%
Naturalness - 85%
Utility - 69%
Tasting - 60%
Advantages: safe, no vegetable protein and starch.
Disadvantages: high price, discrepancy in the amount of fat: actually 6.7%, while the labeling indicates 11.2%.
"Siberian delicacy"
Safety - 91%
Naturalness - 85%
Utility - 50%
Tasting - 72%
Advantages: safe, soy and starch free.
Disadvantages: rather high salt content, the amount of proteins and fats does not correspond to the labeling.
Blacklisted:
"Russian hit"
Hazard level: medium.
The composition contains cartilage tissue, chicken meat and starch, which are not indicated on the package.
"Siberian collection"
Hazard level: medium. Does not meet safety requirements. Poultry skins were found.
"From Palych"
Hazard level: maximum. During the examination, bacteria of the Escherichia coli group were found. Also, the composition revealed poultry meat that was not indicated in the composition.
crab sticks
Tests passed successfully:
"Russian Sea"
Security - 56%
Naturalness - 23%
Usefulness - 22%
Tasting - 76%
Disadvantages: high price, dryish consistency, off-flavor.
"Santa Bremor"
Security - 62%
Naturalness - 28%
Utility - 14%
Tasting - 58%
Advantages: safe, no preservatives.
Disadvantages: Low in protein, contain phosphates.
"Meridian"
Security - 65%
Naturalness - 43%
Utility - 9%
Tasting - 72%
Advantages: microbiological indicators are normal.
Disadvantages: there is no indication of the content of glutamic acid, fat is 614% less than stated.
Blacklisted:
"Every day"
Hazard level: medium. Fat 50 times less than stated. Found a preservative sodium benzoate, not approved for the manufacture of crab sticks.
"A" sea "
Hazard level: medium. Inaccurate information about the content of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in the product. An unapproved preservative for crab sticks was used - sodium benzoate.
Hazard level: high. Protein content is 34% less than stated. There is no added glutamic acid information on the label. Found sodium benzoate, not listed in the composition.
yoghurts
Tests passed successfully:
"Vkusnoteevo" 1.5%
Safety - 95%
Naturalness - 28%
Usefulness - 68%
Tasting - 85%
Advantages: contains lactic acid bacteria.
Disadvantages: contains artificial flavor and color.
"Bio Balance" 1.5%
Safety - 90%
Naturalness - 15%
Utility - 69%
Tasting - 85%
Advantages: contains lactic acid microorganisms and bifidobacteria, is rich in protein.
Disadvantages: Contains flavor and color.
"Frugurt" 1.5%
Security - 78%
Naturalness - 20%
Utility - 70%
Tasting - 60%
Advantages: contains lactic acid microorganisms, low fat, low calorie content.
Disadvantages: Contains artificial flavors and colors, no fruit.
Blacklisted:
Danone 1.6%
Hazard level: medium. Contains many food additives, but not enough lactic acid bacteria.
"Miracle" 2.5%
Hazard level: medium. The number of beneficial lactic acid bacteria is 100 times less than what is indicated on the label.
Frugurt 2.5%
Hazard level: maximum. The number of beneficial microorganisms does not correspond to that indicated on the label. A large number of food additives.
Chocolate
None of the samples tested were blacklisted.
Chocolate rating:
"A. Korkunov "
Advantages: natural, fatty acid composition corresponds to cocoa butter, does not contain palm kernel and coconut oil.
Disadvantages: More lead than other tested samples.
"Golden Mark"
Disadvantages: high price.
"A priori"
Advantages: safe, healthy, fatty acid composition corresponds to cocoa butter, does not contain palm kernel and coconut oil.
Disadvantages: high price.
Ritter Sport
Advantages: safe, healthy, fatty acid composition corresponds to cocoa butter, does not contain palm kernel and coconut oil.
Disadvantages: high lead content compared to other samples.
And at this time
Products must not only be produced according to all standards, but also properly stored and sold under special conditions.
In January 2016, the Rosselkhoznadzor Department carried out scheduled inspection Belevsky city market (Belev, Sovetskaya st., 83).
The inspection revealed violations:
- no frequency of cleaning
- the integrity of the floors and walls in the pavilion is broken
- no knife sterilizers
- temperature conditions are not provided
- regular waste disposal is not ensured
The market was fined 50,000 rubles.
numbers
63 samples products and food raw materials in 2015 and January 2016 were checked at the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Tula Region for antibiotics.
1 sample did not meet the standards.
35.1 tons products and food raw materials were rejected in 2015 in the Tula region.
164 samples dairy products were studied in the Tula region in 2015.
10.3 percent of them did not meet the mandatory requirements.
The organization did not check the Tula producers. You can do this yourself. In the Tula region, goods are checked by the laboratory of the Tula Center for Standardization, Metrology and Certification.
The Russian market is flooded with substandard and unsafe products. This is the conclusion reached by the specialists of Roskontrol after conducting an independent examination of the goods. The audit covered both daily consumed products (milk, cottage cheese, water, kefir, butter) and those that the average customer rarely purchases (caviar, sets of chocolates). Among the hundreds of brands studied, violations were found in 65 percent of cases. With details - radio correspondent Marina Kostyukevich.
They checked it and were horrified ... The specialists of Roskontrol found something that should not even be close to the most popular food on our table. Vegetable fat was found in milk, antibiotics in eggs, microbes in water, poisonous dyes in soda, as it turned out, filled with preservatives, and animal skins and cartilage, soy and starch were found in meat. The cottage cheese also surprised me a lot. Milk is often accompanied by completely unappetizing additives, the director of the Roskontrol expert department shares his impressions Maxim Rudakov:
"Po - standard problems. All manufacturers have mold, which manufacturers do not fight. They do everything they can and cannot, add preservatives to keep yeast levels normal. Out of 10 samples purchased, 7 were blacklisted."
Even in the caviar they found something that should not be in it. They manage to put prohibited preservatives into this completely expensive product, continues Maxim Rudakov:
"Among well-known brands, we found many problems with bacteria, mold, yeast. In one sample we found something that was not expected at all - the forbidden preservative urotropine. It has been banned here for several years, and it is banned in many countries around the world."
In this case, the only thing that saves us from serious health problems is that we rarely eat in large quantities. But it's a shame that even a delicacy is unsafe, says a nutritionist Alexey Kovalkov:
"Most likely, this caviar was made in an artisanal way and they took the cheapest preservative even in the early days. Indeed, it is then converted into formaldehyde. And formaldehyde is the substance that destroys everything in its path. Suffice it to say that formaldehyde is treated with corpses. It is enough to inhale. vapors. But there is not much of it. Therefore, if a person does not overeat with red caviar, there will be nothing terrible. Eating one can, we will not be poisoned. "
Once again, experts were convinced that soda should not be trusted either. Out of 12 samples - 10 do not correspond to the norm. Brightly colored water contains synthetic dyes E122 (Azorubin) and E104 (Yellow quinoline). They are dangerous for children, says Maxim Rudakov:
"In some types of water, we found the number of microbes, dozens of times higher than the permissible standards. In addition, the toxicity indicators were violated."
All harmful additives found in foods are divided into 2 types: bacteria and poisons. And if the former we are able to suppress, then the latter poison our lives for a long time, explains Alexey Kovalkov:
"If we get bacteria, it is always an intestinal upset. Someone will survive, someone will not survive. It depends on the immunity. But poisons are more difficult. They can accumulate. If we constantly use products that have been processed at the factory, there are a lot of chemical components. They seem to be safe, but despite this, from year to year they injure our immune system, disrupting our metabolism, disrupting the immune response. "
However, there are also pleasant exceptions, which were revealed by Roskontrol. The most successful categories were baby juices, baby puree, etc. The manufacturers of these products admit almost no violations.
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Store shelves are overflowing with substandard, harmful and expired goods. As a rule, when choosing a particular product, the buyer refers to the manufacturer's fame, packaging design and recommendations of friends. Rarely enough, the consumer pays attention to its composition. The packaging contains information that allows you to find out how high-quality and natural a particular product is. Food inspections are regularly carried out by Rospotrebnadzor. The black list of products is constantly being updated. Thanks to him, you can only purchase high-quality goods.
Full check of goods in production
This year Rospotrebnadzor has inspected a number of products. The specialists visited a huge number of not only shops, but also factories. Already in the first quarter, they checked more than 100 enterprises. Experts sent over 1000 samples of food products for examination. Almost 2% of the goods were found to be unusable and dangerous for consumption. They were urgently added to the food blacklist.
Blacklisted foods contain food additives that, if consumed in excess, can lead to life-threatening diseases. It is for this reason that it is important to pay attention to the components that are included in the product of your choice.
Checking stores
This year Rospotrebnadzor has done a tremendous job. Food products have been thoroughly studied not only in factories, but also in stores. More than 50% of retail outlets have not been tested. As a rule, in this case, entrepreneurs have sold expired and low-quality products. They did not adhere to the storage conditions and did not have a product.
During the audit, more than 120 protocols were drawn up. The court ruled to confiscate the low-quality was seized in the amount of 53 thousand rubles.
Expired goods sold: what to do?
Not everyone thinks about what we eat. Due to your own carelessness, you can purchase expired goods in almost any store. Irresponsible sellers often deliberately put such goods on the counter, wanting to avoid financial losses. Eating expired products can cause not only intestinal infections, but also other diseases. In the event that you have purchased an expired product, do not rush to throw it away. From our article you can find out what actions should be taken in such a situation.
Rospotrebnadzor regularly monitors the quality of the goods. Product verification is carried out both in factories and in stores. However, after a while, many entrepreneurs again begin to sell low-quality and expired goods. When purchasing such a product, the first step is to take your check with you and try to return it back. The seller will replace the product with a fresh one or return the money you spent on its purchase.
In the event that the distributor refuses to replace the product or return the money, you will need to write a written complaint. This must also be done if the product has caused food poisoning. The application must include a photo of the product and a receipt for its purchase.
Often there are situations when the expiration date has not yet expired, but in this case, you can also demand a replacement product or a refund. If you have not saved the check, then swipe this procedure will be more difficult. To clarify this situation, it is necessary to demand to review the recordings from CCTV cameras. Witnesses who went shopping with you can help you return the money or replace the product.
If the store employees refuse to return the money or replace the product, then be sure to ask for a complaint book and describe the fact of the violation in it. The written statement, which we talked about earlier, must be taken to Rospotrebnadzor or an organization for the protection of consumer rights.
How to properly file a complaint about a low-quality product?
Rospotrebnadzor regularly withdraws substandard products and goods. However, they are unable to check all the outlets in the country. In this case, they are helped by complaints written by consumers. Absolutely everyone should know how to properly file a complaint against an irresponsible entrepreneur with Rospotrebnadzor. Such statements help to reveal gross violations on the part of entrepreneurs.
In a complaint about a store that sells low-quality goods, you must indicate the address and data of the director point of sale... You will also need to write your personal data. These include full name, full name, telephone number and address of actual residence. The next step is to indicate detailed information about the product, namely - give its description, cost, date and time of purchase, as well as the expiration date indicated on the package. If you attach a check to your complaint, it will be mandatory to indicate this in the application. At the very end, you must put a signature and the date of writing the application.
Deterioration in quality
Rospotrebnadzor checked the quality of not only local products, but also imported ones. Experts have established that the quality of goods made outside Russian Federation, deteriorates markedly. In the summer of this year, Rospotrebnadzor developed a strategy that will improve the quality of absolutely all products until 2030.
Experts say that every year imported products are becoming more harmful. The amount of dangerous additives in it increases annually. Such changes do not correspond to generally accepted norms. Many do not think about what we eat. Often, buyers pay attention to the popularity of the manufacturer. During the first half of this year, a large number of popular imported goods were seized. Such products accounted for 65% of the total amount of low-quality food.
Counterfeits
This year Rospotrebnadzor carried out a full check. Counterfeits were added to the black list of products. Butter is the most often counterfeited.
The black list includes cream which is produced by the Kursk milk plant. After examining the samples taken, it was revealed that the product contains vegetable fat that is hazardous to health. The degree of danger is at an average level. The product cannot be called butter, since it contains only up to 50% milk fat. The cost of the goods is about 70 rubles per half a kilogram.
Dixie and Traditional are two oils that have also been blacklisted. The package contains 82.5% milk fat. Verification has shown that the composition contains 81% of such a component. These types of butter almost completely correspond to the information stated on the package. However, they were blacklisted due to violation of safety standards during manufacture. The product has overestimated fatty acid values. Buyers note that these types of butter have a rather unpleasant odor and do not recommend purchasing it.
Ostankino sausages can be referred to as counterfeit products. Rospotrebnadzor claims that the manufacturer saved on their manufacture. The components declared on the packaging have been replaced in whole or in part by soybeans, cartilage and hides. The number of dangerous microbes in such a product exceeded the norm by 52 times. This may indicate that production is completely ignored. sanitary requirements... Buyers note that in Lately the quality of these sausages has noticeably deteriorated.
Poor sausage quality
This year Rospotrebnadzor compiled a black list of products. It includes a huge number of sausages. This is no coincidence. Sausages of well-known trade marks... Only one in 8 samples was found to be safe to consume. The shelf life of such a product ranges from several weeks to a month. However, due to manufacturing irregularities, it is not recommended to use them already a week after packaging.
A huge number of microorganisms were detected in all samples. Eating black-listed sausages can cause serious food poisoning. Violators face a fine of up to 300 thousand rubles. If their use has caused harm to the health of the buyer, then the fine will be doubled. In some cases, the offender could face a prison sentence.
Can sausages be given to children?
Many parents prefer cooked sausages and sausages when preparing breakfast or snack for their child. However, Rospotrebnadzor does not recommend the abuse of such products. It is undesirable for children under 14 to include sausages in their diet. After all, they contain additives that affect the development of the body. The composition also includes phosphates, which remove calcium. They can cause excessive fragility of bones and teeth.
It is best to cook it yourself. Such a product will not contain harmful components and will be useful not only for children, but also for adults.
Children's drinking water
Rospotrebnadzor conducts regular inspections. The black list of products contains a huge number of products that do not meet generally accepted standards. Rospotrebnadzor checked especially carefully the products intended for children. In August this year, 5 samples of baby water were sent for examination. None of them passed the test. Mercury was found in three samples. Such a component accumulates in the body and can cause a deterioration in the general condition of the child.
Some of the samples have a pronounced odor when heated. This indicates that the water contains hazardous substances.
Summing up
Rospotrebnadzor regularly checks food products. Every year there are more and more low-quality goods. We strongly recommend that you familiarize yourself with the black list of products and pay attention not only to their price and popularity, but also to the composition. Be healthy!
Many people follow product research to avoid buying a substandard product. They look for information on the Internet and in the media.
But who can you trust? For example, in 2018, two organizations at once checked the quality of sour cream. Their results turned out to be the opposite. So, the test of the firm "Roskontrol" found starch, phosphates and harmful microorganisms in sour cream "Prostokvashino", "Rostagroexport", "Blagoda". And the Roskachestvo organization rated the product of the same manufacturers with the highest score.
Correspondents of "Komsomolskaya Pravda" found out that Roskachestvo is a state company established by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. But Roskontrol has nothing to do with state inspections - it is a private company with an unverified reputation.
A name that confuses people
"The Roskontrol organization, known for manipulating consumer opinion, litigation with product manufacturers and scandalous inspections, is actively trying to promote the results of its" inspections "in the media ..., - according to a letter from Rospotrebnadzor sent to KP. "It is unacceptable to form a negative attitude towards products on the basis of a dubious organization."
The name "Roskontrol" seems to people to be the official name of a state structure. Few people would think that this is just a private company. Back in 2016, the Moscow Arbitration Court ruled that Roskontrol needed to change its name. Private firms cannot use full or abbreviated names of authorities and subjects of the country without permission from the Ministry of Justice. According to media reports, the company cleverly bypassed this ban. The legal entity was renamed into “Rk-Media Agency”. And "Roskontrol" is now the name of the "online publication" established by the agency. The quality of goods is assessed by one structure, and published by the publication.
"We treat the conclusions of the company with caution"
The experts also have questions about the quality of Roskontrol's research. Sanitary doctors note that according to the test reports it is impossible to establish where and under what conditions the samples were taken.
For example, Roskachestvo in different stores buys several dozen of the same products from the same manufacturer, sends them to different laboratories, and then sums up the results based on all the tests. In Roskontrol, according to experts, it is easier to operate - they take 3-4 packs of goods from the shelf, send them to the laboratory, and in the end make a conclusion about the quality of the entire production based on, in fact, a single sample.
“We are cautious about the conclusions drawn on the basis of one measurement,” Elena Yurova quotes Komsomolskaya Pravda by the head of the Technochemical Control Laboratory at the Institute of the Dairy Industry (here Roskontrol investigated sour cream). - To summarize some results, you need to know the batch size, all samples must be from one delivery, you must take into account the storage conditions on the shelf. We do not have data on whether Roskontrol complies with these conditions.
On the Roskontrol website, products are assigned different colors: green, yellow, black. Green is good food, black is bad. There is evidence that Roskontrol receives money from paid quality checks.
So, the Coca-Cola company said that their Bonaqua water was blacklisted. And the expertise of Roskachestvo gave her the highest mark.
“Coca-Cola soda was on the green list,” Coca-Cola press secretary Vladimir Kravtsov told KP. - We were informed about the right to use the Roskontrol quality mark on the label. But in order to keep the mark, it is necessary to regularly pay for examinations organized by Roskontrol. We didn't even bother to answer. "
The confectionery factory "Pobeda" also received an offer to conclude an agreement on paid quality control. The firm offered to take the factory's products if it pays for research.
The head of Roskontrol, Vadim Gitlin, told reporters about their company's earnings scheme. According to him, the quality of the product can only be confirmed during tests in laboratories.
“If you produce something, then please confirm the quality and safety of your products, as required by law, and it costs money, and the applicant pays for it,” the publication quotes Vadim Gitlin.
The head of the company said that they exist due to orders for conducting inspections from various organizations. According to him, they do research at the expense of the media, Tax Service and even the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was not possible to find information about the relevant government procurement agencies.
Media representatives contacted various holders of the Roskontrol "badge of honor". It turned out that many did not want to advertise cooperation with the company and even asked not to mention their name.
Do you often think about the quality and healthiness of the food you buy every day? About the composition and safety of household chemicals, baby products? If not, then this review is unlikely to interest you.
But I have a point about this. True, it concerns mainly foodstuffs. I am one of those freaks who carefully study the composition of the product indicated on the labels. I read reviews and expert opinions on a particular product.
It's no secret that today most food products are achievements of the chemical industry. And our children from childhood do not know the taste of natural milk, chocolate, sausage.
I understand perfectly well that this is a worldwide trend. But, whenever possible, I try to find natural food for myself and my family. It helps me with this Roskontrol website.
On the Roskontrol website came across on the internet looking for natural butter. And since then, I have been a permanent registered user of the site.
Roskontrol- the first large-scale non-state project in the field of quality control and safety of goods and services. Roskontrol brings together the leading research laboratories and scientific institutes of Russia, societies and associations for the protection of consumer rights.
It should be noted that Roskontrol covers not only food, but also other products from household chemicals to electronics.
And everyone can find the product they are interested in.
The activities of the project are open and transparent. Within the framework of verification activities by the Society for the Protection of Consumer Rights "Roskontrol" purchases and research of food products, cosmetics, household chemicals, children's goods is carried out, household appliances, electronics and other products.
The catalog of verified products is constantly updated based on the voting, which is carried out on Roskontrol website among registered users.
You can go through standard registration with an email, password, nickname. But it's easier to do this using one of the social networks.
Roskontrol website developed his own product testing system, which consists of several stages.
- Purchase of goods in retail stores, as ordinary buyers.
- The procedure for depersonalization of goods. All labels, emblems, names that allow identifying it are removed from the product.
- Investigation of goods in laboratory conditions by experts Roskontrol.
- Drawing up an expert report based on the research results.
- Rating scale of assessments. Experts Roskontrol grades are given to assess consumer properties goods.
In case of negative test results, the goods are entered into "black list" of Roskontrol.
Moreover, Roskontrol website available to smartphone users on Android and IOS systems.
Registered users on email information about the results of new tests is constantly coming in.
On the Roskontrol website, in addition to tests, a large number of useful information about various goods, services. Everything in order to make it easier for the consumer to choose high-quality and safe products.
What products are blacklisted?
We are publishing the results of Roskontrol's expertise: products that you can safely buy, and those that contain preservatives and E. coli.
It is usually not expensive products that are counterfeited, but in demand. Manufacturers often deceive buyers by not specifying the full composition of the product. Instead of expensive raw materials, they use cheaper substitutes.
Alexander Borisov, co-chairman of the Roskontrol Consumer Union, confirmed that the quality of products in Russian stores is declining. There are three reasons for this:
- In 2010, Russia abolished the mandatory certification of food products and introduced a declaration of conformity. That is, the release of a product does not require the participation of independent expertise and laboratory research.
- Sanctions. With less competition, new manufacturers and new products poured into the market. Certification bodies have ceased to cope with the dramatically increased volume of new products.
- In modern economic conditions, manufacturers have been forced to significantly reduce the quality and sometimes safety of products.
You can only hope for yourself. Read the labels carefully and see what you put in your grocery basket! The independent non-profit organization Roskontrol helps the buyers in this. She conducts product research through donations from companies and people who have no stakeholder.
The representatives of the organization buy all the goods, like ordinary consumers - through retail stores.
Then they are depersonalized and samples are sent to experts. If tests show that the product poses a threat to human health or the manufacturer deceives the buyer, the product is blacklisted.
What sour cream did Roskontrol.RF recognize as dangerous?
As it turned out, in our family we buy the safest sour cream (according to data published by experts from Roskontrol.rf) - that is, Brest-Litovskaya and Ostankinskaya.
Sour cream from other manufacturers, such as "House in the Village", "Prostokvashino" or "Blagoda" never liked. Sour cream "Rostagroexport" used to be very good, but in last years, in my opinion (and taste) noticeably deteriorated.
It turns out that intuition and one's own taste sensations did not send signals in vain - it is worth looking at the experts' report, as it becomes clear that from a rather large list of manufacturers, more or less good, one or two is gone.
