Contents tagged with Rospotrebnadzor

  • Kremlin considers classifying genetic data of Russians

    Rospotrebnadzor, Russia's Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare, prepared a bill aiming at protecting information obtained from the biological and genetic material of Russians. The corresponding document was published on the website of normative legal acts.

    Lawmakers believe that the changes should be made to the law “On Personal Data” and the law "On Protection of Consumers' Rights”, which will impose restrictions on the personal data processing and the …

  • 30 beaches in the Crimea closed for swimming due to the quality of the sea water

    On 30 beaches of the annexed Crimea, 53 samples were found that do not meet the safety requirements for microbiological indicators, reported the press service of Rospotrebnadzor (the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing)in the Crimea.

    It is reported that all seawater samples that did not meet standards were re-tested. Local government and beach users were informed of the situation. In addition, it was forbidden to swim at these beaches …