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The Ministry of Health supported the bill on toughening the circulation of medical alcohol

The Ministry of Health supported the bill on toughening the circulation of medical alcohol

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The Ministry of Health supports the bill to tighten the circulation of medical alcohol, the department called it timely. According to RIA Novosti, this was stated by Deputy Minister of Health Sergei Glagolev.

The bill was submitted to the State Duma at the end of January. It restricts the wholesale sale of medical alcohol to counteract the production of surrogate alcohol. The document limits the list of persons to whom drug wholesalers are entitled to sell ethanol.

In 2017, Rosalkogolregulirovanie reported that medical alcohol is the main raw material for the production of counterfeit alcohol. According to Vadim Drobiz, director of the Center for Research on Federal and Regional Alcohol Markets (CIFRRA), about 8 million deciliters of legally produced medical alcohol per year goes into underground channels. From 1 liter of medical alcohol with a strength of 96 degrees, you can get 2.5 liters of vodka with a strength of 40 degrees.

As stated on the website of Rosalkogolregulirovanie, since October 2015, 992 illegal production facilities have been liquidated and more than 156.2 million liters of illegal products have been seized.

Source: Rosbalt

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