Milk producers responded immediately after receiving attention from the Prosecutor General's Office.
Prices for the product have dropped due to an inspection by the regulatory agency.
Details were reported on the Telegram channel of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation on Thursday, November 14.
Following some products, milk prices also began to rise. This attracted the attention of regulatory authorities.
When the Prosecutor General's Office became interested in the situation, milk prices began to plummet.
Companies such as Wimm-Bill-Dann, Ekomilk and others have reduced the prices of their products.
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office initiated an investigation after it saw no objective reasons for the increase in the cost of dairy products.
Prices have returned to their previous levels, department representatives stated.
The audit confirmed that prices were raised without objective economic justification, the Prosecutor General’s Office concluded.