EU rejects Albanian meat, that's why

Albania cannot export products of animal origin to the European Union. Although for 30 years part of the Free Trade Agreement, Albania does not meet the conditions to sell its meat and byproducts to the 27 countries of the Union.

The main reason for this restriction is the lack of traceability in animal products, while the livestock matrix is not yet complete.

As long as we don't provide the European consumer according to the standards the EU has set, as long as we still get funds to manage security, the states have decided not to have animal products from these countries”, A2 CNN Sokol Stafa, a report on product certificates, says.

Product Certificate experts say that somehow, this blockade raises questions about whether the domestic meat we consume is safe or not.

“Experts of product certificates say that somehow, this blockade raises questions about whether the domestic meat we consume is safe or not. We need to create reliable infrastructure for our consumer. As long as it comes to scandals, our consumer is still upstairs. The facility that should ensure security is not strongly reliable”, Stefa says.

Another problem that has led to the European Union's refusal to import meat from Albania is the lack of farm registration, as well as the use of often uncontrolled drugs.