"The number of detected violations in the field of pricing has more than doubled, from 1129 to 2295," - quoted by RIA Novosti Krasnov.
He stated that the prosecutor's intervention demanded "an unreasonable increase in prices for essential products and personal protective equipment."
Earlier, the Russian government extended the agreement to stabilize prices for granulated sugar until June, and for sunflower oil until October.
Also, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on the allocation of 9 billion rubles to compensate for part of the costs of sunflower oil and sugar producers participating in agreements on stabilizing prices for food products.