Unilever warns of stopping ice cream production due to labeling

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Unilever’s Russian subsidiary Unilever Rus, which produces ice cream under the Inmarko brand, may suspend production at its facilities in Tula and Omsk for 10 days from June 1 due to the launch of labeling of dairy products. This was reported to “Vedomosti” in the press service of the company.

“The company” Unilever Rus “LLC, whose portfolio includes ice cream brands” Inmarko “, declares that from June 1, with a high degree of probability, it will be forced to suspend the operation of ice cream production lines located in Tula and Omsk, if the labeling launch date remains the same.” , – the message says.

The downtime of factories will concern production only for the Russian market, it is associated with the lack of deliveries of packaging with marking codes, since the printing houses still cannot complete the process of installing and setting up new equipment for applying codes, the company said. In addition, printers are also trying to solve problems associated with erasing and peeling code from film.

The decision to suspend the release of ice cream for 10 days, if adopted, “should not affect consumers,” said the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

“The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia once again draws attention to the fact that the deadlines for the introduction of mandatory labeling of dairy products will not be postponed, and calls on Unilever and other market participants to take a responsible attitude towards compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and their obligations to consumers,” the press service said.

A representative of the labeling operator, the Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies (CRPT), told Vedomosti that this message from Unilever about a possible suspension of production “is aimed at aggravating the situation and is not aimed at constructively resolving the issue related to the late preparation of the manufacturer”. The operator and the relevant departments are working individually with companies, especially with those that were late in the preparation process, the CRPT assured. “A personal manager has been assigned to Unilever, who solves all the issues the company has. The operator makes every effort to maintain the company’s workflow. For this, in particular, active work is being carried out with suppliers of equipment and packaging for Unilever, ”said the operator’s representative.

On May 19, the Kommersant newspaper, citing an audio recording of a meeting with Oksana Lut, deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture, reported that about 40% of ice cream producers in Russia may not have time to organize product labeling from June 1 due to problems with the supply and installation of equipment.

The Ministry of Agriculture then noted that Russian manufacturers expressed their readiness to release labeled products from June 1. The Ministry of Agriculture proposed to change the rules for labeling goods manufactured before June 1. Taking into account the availability of reserves at enterprises, this measure will ensure a smooth transition of the industry to the new system and minimize possible risks.

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