The Bulgarian Agency for Food Safety (NVS) has started conducting mass checks of incoming fresh fruits and vegetables in the border checkpoints on the Bulgarian-Greek and Bulgarian-Macedonian borders, reports the press office of the agency.
Inspectors will monitor compliance with the stated quality of the goods and the required supporting documents (of origin, labelling, invoices, etc.). The purpose of the inspections is to prevent the import of poor quality or spoiled fruit and vegetables.
The NVS decided to enforce such measures after the lifting of the blockade on the border with Greece, given the risk of the products having spoiled.
Last week, Agency inspectors raided markets, exchanges, auctions, storage facilities and wholesale and retail chains for 4 days. As a result of these inspections, 19 tonnes of rotten fruits and vegetables were found and destroyed.
