Food and Veterinary Agency has ordered restrictive measures against production and distribution of BU company products SHUK SHUK. In Peja, because in the product éujuuk Domestic has been identified the presence of chicken DNA, although in deklaration, only meat and cow fat are found.

According to AUV’s announcement, the sample was taken from inspectors and analyzed in A lab. LIMNTI- OMINILAB in Bulgaria. The results have confirmed the presence of beef and chicken DNA, while pork DNA has not been detected.

AUV has clarified that the analysis confirms the presence of chicken DNA, but does not specify the type, quantity or source of the used material. For this reason, further verifications will determine whether mechanically separated chicken or other components originally from the chicken were used.

After laboratory results, inspectors have conducted official control of the company, where a total of 178kg of products are blocked: 120 kilograms of sausage ) Caliric and 58kg of household sausage are blocked. Also ordered is the prohibition on the production of sausage and the withdrawal of products from distribution points.

AUV has indicated that it will expand controls to verify the composition of other meat products of this operator, source and traceable raw materials, the production process, conservation conditions, and the compatibility of declarations with the real composition.

The agency noted that the laboratory find refers only to the product ‘%sukuk houseduk and does not imply that the same incompatibility has been found in other products of the company.

According to the AUV, economic operators are responsible for precisely declaring the composition, tracking and respecting the requirements for food safety. The agency has announced that it will take relevant administrative and inspection measures, while the public will inform it of the results of further checks.

Source Layer: Insander