Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Health conducted tests on the carbonated pomegranate drink Golden Life, produced in Afghanistan and banned in Kyrgyzstan. The Committee of Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision tested various soft drinks, including Royal, Paradise, Mani, Pure, and Golden Life, all pomegranate-flavored.

The committee found that the labelling of these drinks does not comply with the Customs Union’s technical regulations on food product labelling. Specifically, the cans lack the required warning about the dye azorubin (E122), which can negatively affect children’s activity and attention.

Additionally, the packaging fails to include important information such as the composition, nutritional value, production date, and expiry date of the drinks. This indicates that the manufacturer or importer has not followed the necessary compliance procedures as per the Customs Union’s technical regulations.

The committee has forwarded the investigation results to the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs “Atameken”, advising commercial enterprises to avoid purchasing these products without proper authorization. Currently, there is no official ban on the sale of Golden Life and other similar drinks, and no cases of poisoning have been reported in Kazakhstan.

Earlier, Daryo reported that the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare under Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health has addressed reports concerning the presence of harmful substances in pomegranate-flavoured carbonated drinks imported from Afghanistan. The committee assured the public that there have been no consumer complaints regarding poisoning from these drinks.