Amendments to the legislation have been sent to the Government of the Russian Federation for consideration. “An analysis of law enforcement practice has shown that business entities whose violations at their facilities caused illnesses (poisonings) did not notify authorities about the start of their entrepreneurial activities,” TASS was told by the department's press service.

Earlier, the newspaper Izvestia, citing sources in Rospotrebnadzor, reported that such amendments are especially relevant in connection with the largest botulism outbreak in Russia in 25 years. A total of 417 people were affected by botulism in 11 regions of the country. Two of them — in the Kostroma and Nizhny Novgorod regions — died.

According to the newspaper, fines for failing to notify about the start of entrepreneurial activities could nearly double. For officials — up to 7–12 thousand rubles, and for organizations — up to 24–48 thousand rubles.

According to the authors of the bill, the current fines do not encourage entrepreneurs to conduct business responsibly.