The Republic of Tatarstan is among the top five regions for joining the dairy product marking in the Volga Federal District. There are 346 companies registered in the Chestny ZNAK system, including 65 producers from Tatarstan.
At present, 48 out of 83 companies and 17 out of 97 individual entrepreneurs of Tatarstan joined the marking system.
A total of 3,562 companies (producers, importers, as well as wholesalers and retailers) have joined the marking system in the Volga Federal District. Chelny Kholod, Chistaya Liniya, Factory of Real Ice Cream, Valio, and Hochland Rusland were among top five producers in terms of the number of marking codes put into circulation.
The Tatarstan Ministry of Agriculture and Food reminds that the second phase of marking will be launched on September 1 for dairy products with a shelf life of more than 40 days and on December 1 for products with a shelf life of less than 40 days. The withdrawal from circulation of dairy products with a shelf life of less than 40 days will begin in January 2022 and products with a shelf life of more than 40 days, in summer 2022. From September 1, 2022, volumetric-variety accounting will be introduced. For farmers, marking will become compulsory from December 1, 2022. Single-sector recording of dairy products will be introduced starting from December 1, 2023.