An enterprise in the Vitebsk region was selling windshield washer fluid with a five hundredfold excess of the permissible methanol limit

Exceeding the maximum permissible level of methanol by almost five hundred times was detected in illegally sold windshield washer fluid in the Vitebsk region, the Economic Court of the Vitebsk region informed a BELTA correspondent.

The Department of Financial Investigations of the State Control Committee of Belarus for the Vitebsk region identified an enterprise that was selling and storing windshield washer fluid produced in the Russian Federation without control marks. During the inspection of retail outlets, it was established that this fluid was offered for sale by the enterprise at several retail outlets and was stored in a warehouse. In early January, the illegally sold and stored goods were seized, and an administrative protocol was drawn up against the violator.

The Economic Court of the Vitebsk region considered in an open court session a case of an administrative offense under Article 12.35 of the Code of the Republic of Belarus on Administrative Offenses: sale, storage on the territory of the Republic of Belarus by a legal entity or individual entrepreneur of goods subject to marking with control (identification) marks, without control (identification) marks. Taking into account the circumstances of the case, the court imposed a fine on the business entity in the amount of over Br51 million.

In addition, as a result of the conducted examination, it was established that the windshield washer fluid contained 24.88% methanol, which is 497.6 times higher than the maximum permissible levels. Taking into account this circumstance, the court concluded that this windshield washer fluid must be confiscated and disposed of.