Explaining Counterfeit Alcohol Purchases in Russia

Kotelnikova, Zoya

doi:10.1111/acer.13340

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“…Research in Russia suggests that the Internet has become an important trade channel of counterfeits 12– 14 with the observed online sellers apparently operating as an intermediate link in the distribution chain of counterfeit alcohol in Russia, meeting the consumer’s stable demand for cheap alcohol. Therefore, measures against counterfeiting of alcohol should be part of specific policies to reduce unrecorded alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harms in Russia.…”

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“…Previous studies in Russia have focused on the consumption of alcohol surrogates 5– 9 or homemade alcohol 6, 10, 11 , but comparatively little research has been done on other forms of unrecorded products, such as counterfeit alcohol 12, 13 . In the course of an ongoing longitudinal study on unrecorded alcohol consumption in Western Siberia 14 , we have observed various internet sellers of counterfeit spirits, ranging from individual offers on social networks and micro-blogs to specialized online shops offering forged expensive spirits brands.…”

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The internet trade of counterfeit spirits in Russia – an emerging problem undermining alcohol, public health and youth protection policies?

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Counterfeit alcohol belongs to the category of unrecorded alcohol not reflected in official statistics. The internet trade of alcoholic beverages has been prohibited by the Russian Federation since 2007, but various sellers still offer counterfeit spirits (i.e., forged brand spirits) over the internet to Russian consumers, mostly in a non-deceptive fashion at prices up to 15 times lower than in regular sale. The public health issues arising from this unregulated trade include potential harm to underage drinkers, hazards due to toxic ingredients such as methanol, but most importantly alcohol harms due to potentially increased drinking volumes due to low prices and high availability on the internet. The internet sale also undermines existing alcohol policies such as restrictions of sale locations, sale times and minimum pricing. The need to enforce measures against counterfeiting of spirits, but specifically their internet trade should be implemented as key elements of alcohol policies to reduce unrecorded alcohol consumption, which is currently about 33 % of total consumption in Russia.

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“…Consequently, the objective characteristics of the Irkutsk tragedy include: regional scope (spatial locality), a high number of victims, high social significance (the real cause of surrogate alcohol consumption is the poverty of population, as was shown (Kotelnikova 2017)) and the prevalence of the problem.…”

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“…As shown by (Kotelnikova 2017) , the real cause of surrogate alcohol poisoning in Russia is poverty: people cannot afford quality alcohol and purchase surrogates instead. These topics are closely intertwined only in regional press.…”

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И Не Друг, И Не Враг: Дональд Трамп В Российских СМИ

Kazun¹,

Kazun²

2019

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В статье рассматривается дискуссия в российской прессе о деятельности Д.Трампа во время избирательной кампании и в течение полугода после ее завершения. Авторы провели количественный анализ публикаций о Дональде Трампе в 500 журналах и 250 крупнейших федеральных газетах России. Источником данных относительно тона новостных сообщений об американском президенте послужила база “Медиалогия”, на основе которой делается вывод, что образ Трампа не был однозначно позитивным, как об этом писали некоторые зарубежные исследования. Опираясь на теорию сетевой повестки и базу печатной прессы “Интегрум”, авторы проанализировали контекст, в котором упоминался Д. Трамп за месяц до выборов, в месяц после выборов и в июне 2017 г., непосредственно перед его первой встречей с Владимиром Путиным. На базе анализа сетевых повесток в российской федеральной прессе можно сделать вывод, что во время выборов Трамп представлялся российскими СМИ не как фаворит гонки, а как противник Хиллари Клинтон и критик американской политики последних лет. В этом контексте его вероятный проигрыш позволил бы российским СМИ усилить негативное впечатление россиян от американских выборов. Однако после объявления результатов выборов российские СМИ поменяли тактику и начали писать о Трампе как о друге России, что было связано с надеждами на отмену политических и экономических санкций. Политика Трампа не оправдала ожиданий россиян, и уже с начала 2017 г. о нем стало выходить больше негативных, чем позитивных публикаций. Окончательно позитивный образ Трампа разрушился после начала американских военных действий в Сирии и введения новых санкций против России. В июне 2017 г. Дональд Трамп все чаще упоминался федеральными газетами в контексте таких вопросов, как хакерские атаки и протесты.

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“…Statistical research has shown that liver cirrhosis prevalence may be explained by differences in patterns of drinking alone [21]. One confounding factor may be the preference of unrecorded alcohol consumption by people of lower socioeconomic status [22]. However, based on the typical low sample sizes in previous chemical studies on unrecorded alcohol, the hypothesis that compounds other than ethanol may contribute to the health risks of unrecorded alcohol is worthy of investigation.…”

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Is There a Need for Alcohol Policy to Mitigate Metal Contamination in Unrecorded Fruit Spirits?

Lachenmeier

2020

IJERPH

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Unrecorded alcohol comprises all types of alcohol that is not registered in the jurisdiction where it is consumed. In some countries in Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Balkans, the majority of unrecorded alcohol consumption may derive from the home production of fruit spirits. Some studies found a high prevalence of lead and cadmium in such spirits. This article provides a quantitative comparative risk assessment using the margin of exposure (MOE) methodology for lead and cadmium, compared to ethanol, for unrecorded fruit spirits. For average concentration levels, the lowest MOE (0.8) was calculated for ethanol (alcohol itself). For lead, the MOE was 13 for moderate daily drinking and 0.9 for the worst-case scenario. For cadmium, the MOE was 1982 for moderate daily drinking and 113 for the worst-case scenario. The results of this study are consistent with previous comparative risk assessments stating that ethanol itself comprises by far the highest risk of all compounds in alcoholic beverages. Regarding metal contaminants, the risk of cadmium appears negligible; however, lead may pose an additional health risk in heavy drinking circumstances. Strategies to avoid metal contamination in the artisanal home production of spirits need to be developed.

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Explaining Counterfeit Alcohol Purchases in Russia

Cited by 30 publications

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The internet trade of counterfeit spirits in Russia – an emerging problem undermining alcohol, public health and youth protection policies?

The internet trade of counterfeit spirits in Russia – an emerging problem undermining alcohol, public health and youth protection policies?

И Не Друг, И Не Враг: Дональд Трамп В Российских СМИ

Is There a Need for Alcohol Policy to Mitigate Metal Contamination in Unrecorded Fruit Spirits?

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