Rospotrebnadzor, the Russia’s consumer protection agency, selected products by top foreign brands because of alleged health risk, including Colgate-Palmolive, Procter & Gamble, and Clorox in the United States, and Germany’s Werner & Mertz and Henkel, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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In it, it was stated that laboratory studies conducted on household chemicals and detergents had revealed that some of these products did not meet regulatory requirements stipulated in Russian sanitary-chemical and toxicological safety standards.
Moscow banned most food imports from the U.S., European Union, and other countries previous year, in retaliation for Western sanctions imposed over Russia’s role in the crisis in Ukraine.
“We are seeking dialogue with the relevant authorities to understand the background of their measures”, said Henkel spokesman Sanjay Mistry.
Euromonitor worldwide estimates the Russian detergents market previous year at 103.7 billion rubles in retail prices.
Cincinnati-based P&G dominates the Russian consumer-goods sector in many categories. According to Euromonitor, the U.S. firm is the market leader in Russian Federation dishwashing soap, fabric softener and laundry detergents.
“We believe Fairy Platinum is in compliance with the regulations in Russia and are seeking to work with [the Russian agency] to resolve this matter as quickly as possible”, said Procter & Gamble spokeswoman Marina Barker. A spokesperson for Nevskaya Kosmetika couldn’t be reached. He said ESP-Kontrakt had not received any demand from the regulator to stop selling its products.
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German retailer Metro AG said on Tuesday that its cash-and-carry stores in Russian Federation had removed some cleaning and cosmetic products from their shelves on Rospotrebnadzor’s orders.
