The key facts

  • Senators proposed that Rospotrebnadzor extend to delivery services the platform regulation rules that apply to marketplaces
  • Services will have to verify their counterparties and bear responsibility on a par with them in case of violations
  • Nikolai Yezhov estimated the food delivery market at more than 1 trillion rubles and proposed an industry memorandum

What the senators proposed

The Federation Council has stated the need to tighten control over the circulation of ready-made food in Russia: senators have approached Rospotrebnadzor with a proposal to extend to food delivery services the platform regulation rules that already apply to marketplaces. This is reported by Gazeta.Ru citing the newspaper Izvestia, which reviewed the appeal.

What requirements may appear

According to the document reviewed by Izvestia, delivery services will have to verify that their counterparties have a Rospotrebnadzor notification of the start of operations, registration in the labeling and traceability system, as well as permits for their products. At the stage of concluding contracts, companies will need to find out whether the counterparties have previously had any violations identified. If a deal is concluded despite existing violations, the service will bear responsibility on a par with the supplier.

Market scale and additional initiatives

Nikolai Yezhov, a member of the Federation Council Committee on Regulations, described the delivery of groceries and ready-made food as a market with a turnover of over 1 trillion rubles and millions of consumers, which is at the same time part of the platform economy. 'Therefore, it is logical for the principles of platform regulation to be fully applied in this industry,' the newspaper quotes him as saying. In the senator's opinion, this will strengthen control over food products and help prevent risks to consumers. Yezhov also proposed developing an industry memorandum on supplier verification, quality control and consumer protection — as a voluntary tool for improving quality among market participants.

Context

For now, this is an appeal to the agency with a recommendation to work out the requirements: the publications do not report any decisions made or timelines for changing the regulation. Amid the discussion of control, Gazeta.Ru previously wrote that Russians were told what would be more cost-effective in 2026 — cooking at home or buying ready-made food.