Since the beginning of 2026, the State Control Committee has inspected more than 1,500 stores and food service establishments. Expired products were found in roughly every fourth of them, the agency's press office said.

In October, in particular, spoiled goods were discovered in two private stores in Bobruisk and in one chain store in Krasnopole. Among the common violations, inspectors also cited non‑compliance with sanitary standards.

Shortage of mandatory goods

In some retail outlets, customers are offered an incomplete assortment: certain items from the prescribed list of goods are missing from the shelves. For example, in the private shop in Orsha, several Belarusian products listed in the catalogue were absent, and the bulk of the assortment consisted of imported goods.

Inspectors also find products lacking documentation that confirms their quality and safety, and sometimes with violations of labeling requirements. Moreover, according to the State Control Committee, even in large hypermarkets, domestic goods do not always occupy priority positions on the shelves.

Meanwhile, the situation with compliance with pricing regulations has improved. In 2026, violations were identified in 6% of the inspected trading venues. For comparison, two years ago such incidents were recorded in every fifth establishment.

More than 70 establishments were closed

Control over trading establishments continues regularly. In cases of serious violations, their operations can be suspended. Since the beginning of the year, this measure has been applied in more than 70 cases.

One of the latest examples is a store in Brest, where in October 5,700 units of imported goods were found. The seller had no documents confirming the purchase of the goods, nor their quality and safety.

As a result of the inspections, specialists issued about 110 directives and nearly 430 recommendations for correcting violations and deficiencies. They brought 58 business entities to administrative liability.

The State Control Committee noted that the work on monitoring the consumer market situation continues.