2024-05-04 17:15:38
The most common offense in shops before Easter this year is the unclear origin of lamb. This was explained by Galya Vikiova, deputy chairman of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency. During the inspections in the last week, no serious violations were found, she specified.
“We always do increased checks around the holidays. The objects that are inspected are warehouses for retail and wholesale trade and those for public catering. The fact that it is not written whether the meat is Bulgarian or not does not mean that it is unfit, but it is still a violation. The consumer must make a choice”, asserted the deputy chairman of the BBAH.
Regarding eggs on the market, she commented that there is currently a wide variety of Bulgarian, Polish, Ukrainian, Romanian and Greek eggs.
“They must have the manufacturer’s code, which means that it originates from a registered livestock facility where the health status of the animals is ensured,” explained Galya Vikyova.
The expert also commented on the news about the detained 12 batches of lemons with pesticides at the Bulgarian-Turkish border “Captain Andreevo”.
“This is not a recent practice. “Captain Andreevo” is one of the entry points to the EU. Many shipments of fruit and vegetables pass through from third countries, mainly Turkey. There, the border control takes samples for analysis for pesticides. When such a thing is detected, the colleagues take the appropriate measures – return to Turkey or destruction. Last year, about 7 percent of the lemons were found to contain pesticides. Not all shipments were intended only for the Bulgarian market,” Vikiova explained to NOVA.