[Regnum] The National Union for the Protection of Consumer Rights analyzed the composition of kvass and sweet drinks purchased in the largest retail chains in Russia and found that 30% of the drinks studied exceeded the alcohol content standard three times. The organization reported this in a letter to the government, which Izvestia reviewed.
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Social activists examined kvass purchased in chains such as Magnit, Pyaterochka, Lenta, Verny and Azbuka Vkusa. It was possible to find out that a third of the samples had irregularities in the composition of the drinks. For example, Magnit and Azbuka Vkusa sold several brands of kvass with a short shelf life.In particular, violations were recorded in such trademarks as “Muromsky”, “Nikola”, “Tsar’s supplies” and others. In them, the producers exceeded the permissible proportion of alcohol by three times, with the current standard being 1.2%.
“In fact, such products are alcohol, and their production and circulation should be regulated in accordance with the relevant alcohol legislation,” the letter to the government says.
As Regnum reported , earlier police officers in the Krasnoyarsk Territory conducted an experiment on the effect of different drinks on breathalyzer readings. Volunteers were offered to drink kvass, kefir, energy drink and non-alcoholic beer. Before the tests began, they were tested on a device that showed the absence of alcohol.
Immediately after drinking kvass and non-alcoholic beer, a breathalyzer showed the presence of alcohol in the exhaled air. After drinking a glass of kvass – 0.9 mg/l, and after “zero” beer – 0.121 mg/l. However, ten minutes later, during a re-examination, no alcohol was detected in them. Energy drinks and kefir had no effect on the breathalyzer readings.