The CATD commented on Oksana Lut's statement about insufficient information about the results of the labeling experiment
We remind that yesterday, during the XI Congress of Soyuzmoloko, Deputy Minister of agriculture of the Russian Federation Oksana Lut, in response to a question about the feasibility of introducing labeling of dairy products, said that the Ministry of agriculture does not have information about the results of the experiment.
"In accordance with the decree of the government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of agriculture of Russia is responsible for informing and attracting, as well as coordinating and monitoring the work of participants in the pilot project on labeling of dairy products. In turn, the Ministry of industry and trade of Russia carries out general coordination of the experiment - interaction with authorities, holding working groups on all technical and organizational and legal issues with departments and the business community, as well as methodological support for the project, - said Dmitry Alkhazov in a comment to The DairyNews. - We would like to note that due to the active participation of departments in workshops and meetings with industry participants, 325 companies have already joined the experiment, increasing the number of participants by 75% since December 2015, the number of labeling codes has increased 5 times since the beginning of 2020 and exceeded 85,000.
Another key area being carried out by the Ministry of industry and trade and the CATD together with the Ministry of agriculture is the integration of the “Mercury” system with the state information system for labeling. This will eliminate duplication and create a comfortable mode for the industry to switch to mandatory labeling.
Another area has been successfully implemented – methods for applying digital codes to packaging. Optimal solutions have already been found, including printing the code directly in the printing house at the time of production of the package and label. This allows manufacturers to reduce the cost of printing equipment in production to zero. Other options available to companies, such as direct printing and labeling, have also been worked out. During the pilot project, there was tested the application of codes to all types of packages used at the market".
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