"Moscow court fines Burger King restaurant for food safety violations", 17 September 2014

…The Moscow Arbitration Court at the request of Russia's public health agency Rospotrebnadzor has fined Burger Rus LLC, operator and manager of Burger King restaurants in Russia, 100,000 rubles ($2,583) for the storage of unauthorized items in refrigerators alongside food, a source in the court told RIA Novosti…The court ruling states that on July 11 during an inspection of a Burger King restaurant, the health watchdog found violations of technical regulations of the Customs Union "On the safety of food products." Brushes from a milkshake machine…a slicer used to cut onions and tomatoes were stored beside food products. Inspectors also "found flies in the production and storage facilities," according to the court investigation. Rospotrebnadzor claims that the violations pose a health hazard to customers.