AUV finds 26 tonnes of molten meat coming from Brazil to Kosovo

AUV said the inspector has immediately decided to reject import because the product has not been preserved in defined legal norms.

“Today the veterinarian inspectorate of the Food and Veterinary Agency, during inspection at the border checkpoint of Durres, has encountered a load of molten beef. Because this conflicts with the product's legal security criteria. The inspector has immediately decided to reject import. According to the cargo certificate and the decleration-thetic of the product, it has had to be stored at below -18 degrees. In view of the transport tool measure equipment, and supplementary measurements with the inspector's own equipment. It has resulted that the product has not been kept in line with legal norms set for maximum temperature levels for frozen products. And in visual vision it notes that the cargo has leaks as a result of the poor functioning of the cooling device.“, said in notification.

This product was coming from Brazil.

“The shipment is originally from Brazil's state, a meat product frozen in the amount of 262 pounds [262 kg] gross. Carried by ships, the product placed in a cooling container, dedicated to transport of food goods”It says there.