The Study on the Consumption and Quality of Beer on the Consumer Market of the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

Beer is a low-alcohol drink. It is obtained by alcoholic fermentation of malt wort using brewer's yeast, and with the addition of hops. The purpose of the paper was studying the degree of compliance of the beer sold on the consumer market of the Republic of Moldova with the requirements of the Government Decision of the Republic of Moldova no. 473 and Law 279 on consumer information on food products. The research object was 7 types of beer (local and imported) purchased in different commercial networks and supermarkets of Chisinau. The analysis of the data obtained as a result of scientific research shows that out of 7 studied products, 4 correspond to the organoleptic and physic-chemical requirements according to HG 473 (Bohemian beer, Zlata Praha beer, Velkopopovicky Kozel beer, Velkopopovicky Kozel Cerny beer). The other 3 products showed deviations in foam height. At the same time, we note that the labels of all 7 products fully comply with the requirements of Law 279 (on informing the consumer about food products) and contain all the mandatory references. DOI: https://doi.org/10.53486/cike2023.10; UDC: [663.41:366.544]:339.176(478); JEL: L15