AUV: There are no chips in Kosovo market containing cancerous substances

Croatia's State Inspectorate has announced today that carcinogenic substances have been discovered in several Serbian food products. During the day, at the Croatia-Serbia border, a high level of cancerous acrylamide has been found in the chips. It's about the manufacturer Chips Way d.o.o. by Cacak Chips Beats & Byte Parprika 150 g.

From AUV, they have said that there are no doubts about products that may eventually still be marketed by this producer because no import has been allowed from June.

The moment you receive official information from RASFF, the AUV Inspectorate is ready for action. With information so far, there are no doubts about products that can eventually be marketed by this producer because -- from 14/06/2023 according to the order no import of products originated from Serbia, which is still in force”, the institution's spokesman, Lamir Thaci, has declared.

On the other hand, he has indicated that the latest import with products from this producer has been realised on April 29th of this year.

“While swimming for contaminated products has been accepted by 02-08-2023 16:17:39, which have a production date after the last shipment of”, Thaci said, adding that within this year, only three imports from the manufacturer have been implemented in question by a single importer.

Otherwise, news of acryliade high-level finding on French fries (chipsa) produced in Serbia has become known on the European Commission's website.

Acrylamide are usually found in bread, fries, cereals, cookies, and coffee.

The Croatian Food Agency estimates that the presence of acrylamide in food can increase the risk of developing cancer in all age groups.