An unscheduled inspection to detect and seize from circulation the non-alcoholic carbonated pomegranate drink, “Golden Life” produced in Afghanistan was conducted in Bishkek. Earlier, the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic reported that the Department of Disease Prevention and State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance ordered that this drink be withdrawn from sale everywhere. Afghan-made sodas contain the dye azorubin E 122, which can negatively impact children’s activity and attention spans.
According to the Center for State Epidemiological Surveillance, 58 retail outlets, trading and market complexes were checked. The heads of enterprises were handed 65 sanitary prescriptions requiring them to withdraw these products from sale and return them to suppliers and resellers. In total, 7,356 cans of the drink were withdrawn. The heads of trade networks were instructed to prohibit the sale of this product in the future.
