The Russian state labeling system has suspended the sale of a batch of Armenian Jermuk mineral water in both offline and online stores in Russia.

There were 338 thousand such bottles in circulation, which are now blocked until the end of the inspections, Revaz Yusupov, Deputy Director General of the Center for the Development of Advanced Technology (labeling operator) of Russia, told RBC.

The reason for the suspension of circulation was a letter from Rospotrebnadzor—the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing—in which the agency indicated the need to “take immediate measures to prevent possible harm to the life and health of Russian citizens.” The reason for the blocking is “violations of mandatory requirements.”

Products manufactured on February 17 and March 5, 2026 are under the ban. As Yusupov noted, “it will not be in the hands of consumers until the inspections are completed.”

The aforesaid Russian labeling system had already suspended the sale of 2.5 million bottles of Jermuk once in 2024 after a resident of North Ossetia was poisoned. At that time, the bottle reportedly contained acetic acid instead of mineral water.