Cottage Cheese, Butter Banned For Sale At Belarusian Food Markets – Charter’97 :: News from Belarus – Belarusian News – Republic of Belarus
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The authorities have introduced changes for traders in the markets, as well as for catering institutions, and shops.
The government has updated the list of goods that are prohibited from being sold in the markets. From January 23, it will include, among other things, cottage cheese and butter from cow’s milk. Officials are also introducing innovations in the work of public catering, as well as in the sale of alcohol in stores, writes Zerkalo.
Changes for trading in the markets
The list of goods prohibited for sale in the markets has been replenished with new positions. From January 23, this list will include cottage cheese and curd products, butter from cow’s milk, as well as margarine products. We are talking about goods that are not packaged by manufacturers in consumer packaging. An exception will be made only for such products from farms and individuals who themselves produced it.
Innovations for catering
For catering establishments, officials have prescribed requirements for what information should be indicated on the menu. So, it is necessary to prescribe the name, quantity (portion), price per unit of production or goods, as well as the country of their origin. Moreover, these data can be indicated not only in printed form on paper, on slate boards (a surface on which you can write with chalk markers —edit.), stands, light panels, but also in electronic form and on Internet resources.
“When selling alcoholic beverages, the name of alcoholic beverages, their country of origin, the capacity of consumer packaging and their price, the volume and price of a serving, and other information at the discretion of the seller are indicated on the menu, wine list,” the government decree says.
Changed for trading
The officials, among other things, made changes regarding the display of goods with the image of the state symbols of Belarus. Their layout should visually separate such goods from others, and also come with the inscription “State symbols of the Republic…
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