More than 2 tons of unmarked fruits and vegetables were detected by Perm customs officers

In Perm, following two raids at a wholesale food market, Perm Customs officers, together with officials from Rosselkhoznadzor and the Perm Transport Prosecutor’s Office, discovered 2.3 tons of fruit and vegetable products (persimmons, tangerines, tomatoes) with no labeling.

After two raids at a wholesale food market, Perm Customs officers, together with officials from Rosselkhoznadzor and the Perm Transport Prosecutor’s Office, found 2.3 tons of fruit and vegetable products (persimmons, tangerines, tomatoes) with no labeling

Documents confirming the country of origin, declaration, time and place of crossing the borders of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Russian Federation were missing.

The detected products were withdrawn from the trade turnover.

Checking of inspections of the products of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Russian Federation

-Checking activities in the domestic market are carried out on a regular basis, as the presence of products in trade turnover without labeling and shipping documents can pose a threat to the health of citizens, – explained the deputy head of Perm Customs Service Pavel Terekhov. – It is necessary to know that the legislation of the Russian Federation stipulates responsibility for the sale of unlabeled products in accordance with Chapter 10 of the Administrative Offenses Code of the Russian Federation