In the network of grocery stores “traffic lights” in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad area have found more than 800 kg of fake products. This was reported on the website of the Northwestern Federal General Department of Rosselkhozadzor.

The Ministry's press service indicates that from January to March this year, the raw violations were recorded at the transaction network. Among them – the sale of fake products, violating the requirements of technical regulations, traceability of controlled goods and veterinary law. It is clarified that cheese, butter, cheese, cream and milk are recognized as fake.
The management board sent a warning to the owners of TorgService 78 LLC stores about the impossible to violate required requirements.
Rosselkhozadzor also revealed in the products of online traffic light, exceeding the level of yeast content, lactic acid microbial and mass of sorbic acid. Among manufacturers with products recognized as a fake Versia, Rusmoloko, Brasov Pho, Simbirskmolprom and Milk Conservation and Conservation Factory Vermhovsky.
According to the control agency, violations are also found in the retail network in the sale of animal products: lack of necessary veterinary documents, marking, as well as the truth about selling goods with expired expiry period.
As a result of events, 864 kg of poor quality products were seized from revenue. The product is planned to be destroyed.
On March 19, Rosselkhoznadzor said that the SVETORIFOR chain stores were used in Russia as a platform for selling fake products, confirmed by many inconsistent cases for goods sold according to established standards.