Food and Veterinary Agency ( The AUV has allowed thermal processing of a load of 21,000 pounds of chicken imported from the company Mecca, where the presence of the Salmonella bacteria is detected.
The decision to allow thermal treatment has been taken after the shipment had expired the usage deadline, while the border inspector had initially refused access to Kosovo’s goods.
As Portal Northu.info reported, the cargo imported from Brazil was stopped at the border post after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the Salmonella Enterprise bacteria.
Although initial administrative guidelines envision reverse or annihilation of the contaminated product, the case has been handled through alternative procedures allowed with special food safety regulations.
The situation was further complicated, as during the time the cargo stood under measures of deadlock and administrative procedures, the product expired.
Despite initial rejection by the field inspector for entry of this product into the direct consumer market, AUV has ruled that allows thermal meat processing a technology procedure that destroys salmonella bacteria, provided the product is used only as the first material for industrial processing.
From the Food and Veterinary Agency, they show that the decision is based on norms in power that allow thermal meat treatment contaminated under controlled industrial conditions, ensuring that the final product is not a threat to public health.
On the other hand, the question of long-term product prosecution remains open along the treatment process.
The company Mecca and AUV are continuing the monitoring procedures of this stock until competent authorities have announced any direct violations that would jeopardise consumers in the open market.
Source Layer: Insander