Such a measure is allegedly due to a shortage of ink.

In Russia , they may change the requirements for packaging goods. Consequently, the expiration date may disappear from the labels, because the “superpower” has a shortage of ink, provoked by sanctions for the invasion of Ukraine.

This is reported by Russian media .

From the labels of Russian goods in the future, data on the place and manufacturer of the goods, expiration date, date of manufacture and other information may disappear. However, no final decision has yet been made on this matter.

Victoria Abramchenko, a spokeswoman for the relevant Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, said that discussions were ongoing. Business did not take a consolidated position regarding a possible innovation.

“Manufacturers will need to transfer part of the information from the label to electronic format, and consumers will be able to familiarize themselves with it using a QR code on the label, but this will only be possible from 2023 – from that moment, the Customs Union provides for the possibility of changing the technical regulation “, the message says.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the sanctions hit many sectors of the Russian Federation. The “superpower” is not only running out of ink, but also buttock implants. 

In addition,  breast augmentation surgery this year in Russia has risen in price  at least twice. If before the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine it cost 5-7 thousand dollars, today it is an average of 15 thousand. Prices have skyrocketed due to a shortage of implants. It is noted that manufacturers of high-quality implants stopped supplying their goods to Russia in response to Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 

(C)UNIAN 2022