12 minutes agoAUV adds controls in Kosovo for Brazilian-born meat
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Kosovo Food and Veterinary Agency spokesman Lamir Thaqi said additional actions have been taken to remove doubts about Brazilian-born chicken meat, following the scandal in Albania, where eight tonnes of salmonella contaminated meat were found. In a proposal for the EO, Thaqi said that so far not [...]
Kosovo Food and Veterinary Agency spokesman Lamir Thaqi said additional actions have been taken to remove doubts about Brazilian-born chicken meat, following the scandal in Albania, where eight tonnes of salmonella contaminated meat were found.
In a proposal for EO, Thaqi said there is no fact so far that shows about the incident in Albania and Kosovo.
The Food and Veterinary Agency, through inspection troops, has undertaken all executive actions to remove doubts about Brazilian-born meat. After issuing a warrant for additional checks, 7 charges have come to import. From each load was received by a sample, where according to the procedure, the loads could be blocked until the output of results. Also, in internal control, two audits have been conducted at selling stations, from which two samples from different tears of production” have been taken, Thaqi said.
The Food and Veterinary Agency has carried out additional audits in import and sales points, taking samples for testing.
Suspected quantities have been withdrawn and blocked until results were released.
<x) The storage of the importable economic operator, in addition to the provision of temporary market extraction of the product in stock, has also been inspected. All samples are collected from border points and internal control. They're in the lab and the testing process has begun. For the time of its release, we cannot give deadlines or dates now. It all depends on the dynamic of the lab testing process. At the first moment of extracting results, we will inform the public with the findings”, he added.
The control continues on borders and within the country to secure consumers and ensure food safety, he says. Test results are expected in the following days.
“As an additional measure we have also placed on Kosovo's borders, we are well prepared for any situation to respond to the constitutional danger presented. At any time, the announcements and checkups that are conducted are directed to food safety at any time. We have these measures to remove consumer allegations”, Thaqi concluded. /Periscope
