Russia alcohol free as excise stamp chaos continues http://www.cee-foodindustry.com/news/ng.asp?n=69803-alcohol-russia-counterfeit-spirits ... Confusion in Russia over new excise stamps on alcohol has left the country dry, and European spirit producers facing the sobering prospect of being severely out of pocket... Ministry of Finance and FSB Blamed For Alcohol Shortage http://www.kommersant.com/search-result.asp ...The alcohol crisis was caused after the EGAIS system was introduced. The system is destined to create a uniform database on production and movement of alcohol in Russia... With my best regards, Natasha List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance