The State Control Committee identified numerous violations during inspections of retail outlets in Hrodna and Mahiliou regions. The operation of several outlets was suspended.
Particularly serious violations were found in a private store in Krasnapolle. More than 900 types of goods were being sold without labels, while more than 1,200 items lacked information about the manufacturer, composition, size and price tags. Some goods also lacked documents confirming their quality and safety. The store’s operations were suspended until all violations are eliminated.
In two other outlets in the same town belonging to an individual entrepreneur, inspectors found excessive markups on children’s toys and several other goods, with trade margins inflated by up to six times.
In Hrodna, an individual entrepreneur unjustifiably increased markups on vegetables and sold sweets, fruit mixes and berries without information on the country of origin and expiry dates. Pomegranates and kiwis were being sold past their expiry dates. Another retail outlet in Hrodna had its operations suspended over inflated prices for fruit and vegetables and was allowed to reopen only after correcting the violations.
Following the inspections, prices were brought into line with legal requirements, substandard products were removed from sale, and information was forwarded to local authorities, according to the State Control Committee press service.