The import of certain brands of alcohol and mineral water from Georgia is prohibited by Rospotrebnadzor.

The import and sale of Georgian alcohol and beverages from a number of producers are prohibited in Russia. Rospotrebnadzor explained the decision by violations of product quality requirements. Retail chains have already begun to remove the products from sale.

Rospotrebnadzor has banned the import and sale of Georgian alcohol and beverages from a number of producers in Russia, RBC reported, citing a document in its possession.

According to the document, a temporary sanitary measure was introduced to suspend the import and circulation of products in the country that do not meet established requirements for organoleptic, physicochemical indicators, as well as safety indicators, in accordance with the decision of the Eurasian Economic Commission Council.

The following are banned: wine from the producer JSC "Teliani Valley", JSC "Tbilvino", LLC "Vainmen", wine and cognac from the producer LLC "Brothers Askaneli", beer from the producer JSC "Georgian Brewery Company", non-alcoholic carbonated drink Coca-Cola from Georgia, and mineral water "Nabeglavi" from the producer "Helsi Water".

The information was also confirmed to the publication by sources in retail and the alcohol market.

The chairman of the Association of Omnichannel Retail Companies (AKORT), Stanislav Bogdanov, reported that the association received an order from Rospotrebnadzor and the retail chains that are part of it have already begun to withdraw the specified products.

The press service of "Ashan" also reported receiving the relevant notification from Rospotrebnadzor. "All specified products have been removed from sale in the stores of the retail chain," the publication quotes a company representative.

"Caucasian Knot" reported that supplies of mineral water and wine from Georgia to Russia were banned in the spring of 2006. The official reason for the ban was Rospotrebnadzor's claims about the quality of the goods. In February 2013, a group of Rospotrebnadzor specialists visited Georgia for the first time to check the quality of products from enterprises that expressed readiness to supply wine and mineral water to Russia. Following the inspection, it became known that about 200 types of wine could be presented by Georgian enterprises for registration in the Russian Federation, as well as the well-known brand of water "Borjomi".