| Moscow has compiled a list of complaints against Metro stores Moscow authorities seem to intend to remember the guilty company Metro Cash and Carry for all its previous sins. The company, which had one of its stores closed following a roof collapse in a car park on February 28, will now have to check the safety of all buildings and structures on its property. The corresponding decree was signed yesterday by Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, without waiting for the conclusions of the technical commission headed by the deputy head of the department of urban planning policy for development and reconstruction of the city Sergei Ambartsumyan, which intends to make public the causes of the accident on March 15. Moreover, as Vladimir Malyshkov, head of the capital’s department of consumer market and services, noted when commenting on the mayor’s decisions, the presence of international architectural and construction certificates for Metro Cash and Carry does not at all relieve the obligation to obtain special documents for compliance with Russian conditions and climate.
At the same time, Metro Cash and Carry will have to check the range of goods sold in the stores of this chain. We would like to remind you that the Moscow State Food Quality Inspectorate recently released facts from its latest inspection that were unpleasant for the company. Inspectors found expired products in Metro stores, and some of the products lacked the necessary documents. Yesterday, Vladimir Malyshkov confirmed these facts and assured journalists that complaints about the quality of the products sold had already been expressed by representatives of the city administration at a meeting with the management of the Russian representative office of the Metro Cash and Carry company. Now the capital authorities intend to ensure that the chain stores correct the shortcomings identified by inspectors. The head of the consumer market department complained that in Moscow even eminent foreign companies allow themselves to act in violation of Russian rules - in particular, “they send products to the retail chain that are on the verge of their expiration dates.” Mr. Malyshkov assured that “controlling authorities reject and do not put tens of tons of products on the counter,” but he was forced to admit that large chain stores still manage to sell some of these goods. Anna ShPAK |
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