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Russia has suspended the sale of 64.5 million bottles of mineral water imported from Armenia, citing health-related concerns, Russia’s consumer safety agency said Friday.
In a statement, Russia’s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) announced measures targeting the Jermuk mineral water produced by Armenia-based Jermuk Group CJSC.
The agency said health-related violations had been identified in the products and ordered the suspension of their sale across Russia.
“Rospotrebnadzor has instructed the relevant authorities to suspend the sale of 64.5 million bottles of mineral water produced by Armenia-based Jermuk on Russian territory,” the statement said.
The agency added that it had issued an additional directive to the operator of the Chestny Znak state labeling system to halt the sale of 64.5 million units of Jermuk natural mineral medicinal and carbonated table water.
“The order to block new batches is valid from May 28, 2026 until additional notice,” the statement said.
Rospotrebnadzor said the decision was based on violations of technical regulations.
According to the agency, testing found excessive levels of hydrogen carbonate ions, chlorides and sulfates in the water.
The agency said the discrepancies could create misleading impressions about the product’s medicinal properties and could have adverse health effects.
The suspension comes days after Russia imposed temporary restrictions on imports from Armenia in other sectors.
Moscow introduced restrictions on flower imports from Armenia on May 22 and expanded the measures to include fruit and vegetable imports on May 28.
The latest move comes amid increasingly critical exchanges between Russian and Armenian officials in recent months.
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