Rosselhoznadzor has once more identified infractions within the "Svetofor" network in the Sverdlovsk region.
Hold up, here's the skinny on the dirty deal goin' down at discount store chain, Svetofor!
Back in the spring of '25, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) decided to drop by Svetofor's joints for a little quality control check. Man, did they catch 'em red-handed with some serious violations! They found ol' Svetofor breakin' the rules in a whopping 62 out of their stores!
Now, Svetofor's meat products weren't chillin' at the right temperature, no sir. Chicken carcasses, thighs, quarters, and even some homemade meat were kept frozen at -13°C, and it was supposed to be at -18°C! Whoopsie!
On top of that, semi-finished products were slopped together on the shelves like a pile of wet laundry, and the poor meat was touching whatever nearby junk, such as plastic containers, shopping carts, and electrical wires. Yuck!
But wait, it gets worse! In some of these stores, they were sellin' animal products without the necessary veterinary certificates. That means no one knew if those goods were safe or not, since there was no confirmation of their quality and safety. Yikes!
As a result, the Russian authorities took some hefty actions against Svetofor. They determined that they were guilty of committin' administrative offenses underParts 1 of Articles 10.6, 10.8, and 14.43 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. JustMedia.ru got the scoop on it.
It's worth mentionin' that these inspections revealed some seriously expired goods — about 300 tons of it! This vast network spanned 58 stores across 45 regions, and nearly 1,500 related facilities were checked out. As a result, more than 5,700 batches of substandard products were pulled from the shelves.
Russian officials also carried out lab tests, and it turns out that:
- Out of over 8,000 samples taken, a whopping 880 didn't meet hygiene standards!
- The most common violations were found in dairy, meat, fish, and confectionery products, as well as poultry and eggs.
In total, inspectors wrote more than 2,600 protocols for administrative offenses, levin' fines of over 11.57 million rubles! The courts even shut down 76 trading points, and the agency issued 675 orders to fix the violations.
Now, you might remember Traffic Light filing a lawsuit against the officials who labeled them "a platform for counterfeit sales". Suppliers of the network also cried foul, beggin' for protection from inspectors. They claimed that if Svetofor's stores closed, they'd be left out in the cold with no place to peddle their wares.
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- The violation of health-and-wellness regulations at discount store chain Svetofor, revealed by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, can have severe implications on the nutrition of consumers.
- The food-and-drink sector, particularly meat, dairy, fish, and confectionery products, has been found to contain a significant number of violations according to the Rosselkhoznadzor inspection at Svetofor.
- The life-style and business implications of the Svetofor scandal extend beyond fines and penalties, affecting the general-news landscape as well as the finances of suppliers and other companies in the same industry.
- The recent events surrounding Svetofor can provide an opportunity for discussion and improvement in the science and advocacy of maintaining hygiene standards in the food-and-drink industry, ultimately influencing the health-and-wellness of consumers.
