[Pet] Russian Breweries To Limit Bottle Size

Russian lawmakers have passed a law limiting the size of a plastic beer bottle to no more than 1.5 litre. The restrictions apply to beer and all other alcoholic beverages and come into effect on January 1, 2017 for production and from July 1, 2017 for retail sales. The long-debated move, part of the government's efforts to curb drinking, adds to pressure on brewers whose sales have been falling in Russia over the past few years due to sales and advertising restrictions and tax hikes.