Soccer Fans Won’t Try Russian Cuisine at FIFA’s 2018 Championship

A restaurateur calls on President of Russia for step back on a law that slashes restaurants’ menu. Distinguished businessman Alexander Kotyusov who runs several establishments askes Vladimir Putin to soften safety standard that restricts serving of some popular traditional Russian dishes during the days of FIFA matches. He warns that international guests will be disappointed if they’re offered burgers with Pepsi instead of ethnic foods.

An NPO supports the restaurateur. Opora Rossii, an association of 400,000 entrepreneurs, says that governmental ruling is not clear and needs to be improved. The organization is exploring ways to prevent reputational and financial losses of catering industry.
Two Mr Kotyusov’s colleagues say that Russian sanitary norms are outdated. They find that Russian food’s safety is much higher than that of some famous European dishes.
A watching dog Rospotrebnadzor (Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights) argues that the norm is necessary due to safety reasons.
In Russia, mass poisonings are regular accidents. But they almost always happen in summer camps for children, not in restaurants. Statistics from media and Rosstat.
Polls show that clients think that restaurants of Nizhny Novgorod must do a homework on food quality.
Russian safety jurisdiction is much different from European or American one: it has a different balance of restrictions and stimuli, with emphasis on the first.
With restrictions ahead, what do chefs plan to serve to guests?
Author thinks that food safety in most local establishments is good. They'd better focus on other issues: lack of options for people with special needs, giving services in English.
What's up? Despite protests, the lawmakers can go further and restrict sale of alcohol during the period of Championship.

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