Overview
- The Moscow office of Rospotrebnadzor launched an epidemiological investigation after a Telegram report alleging technical fluid in a non‑carbonated Aloe Vera drink at a Magnit store in New Moscow.
- Officials collected product samples for laboratory analysis, with outcomes expected to determine further sanitary and legal actions.
- The regulator ordered Magnit to suspend sales of the entire batch of the Aloe Vera drink supplied to the chain.
- Authorities applied the national product‑tracking platform Chestny Znak to block the product’s retail circulation.
- Magnit removed the drink from shelves and initiated an unscheduled internal review, and reports of acetone in four bottles remain unverified.