National Food Agency fines 20 slaughterhouses for failing hygiene standards
A total of 302 state controls were carried out in slaughterhouses across Georgia in 2022. Photo: ipn.
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The Georgian National Food Agency has fined 20 slaughterhouses across the country for violating hygienic norms, the body said on Thursday.
In its reveal of the inspection results, the Agency said inspection of slaughterhouses as “high-risk facilities” for health matters was its priority.
A total of 302 state controls have been carried out in slaughterhouses across Georgia so far this year.
The National Food Agency of Georgia has found more than 500 kg of horse and cattle meat of unknown origin near the Batumi produce market in the Georgian Black Sea region of Adjara. The agency says that following the law, cattle must be slaughtered at a slaughterhouse and the meat must have certain documents of approval before sale.
Inspection groups from the National Food Agency are inspecting seasonal fruits and vegetables across the country, taking samples from various retail outlets and produce markets to determine the concentration of nitrates in freshly harvested fruits and vegetables.
The Georgian National Food Agency has seized more than one tonne of meat from different companies in Tbilisi, as they possessed either expired, harmful or unchecked meat.
The National Food Agency has sealed 472 kilograms of the Kinder chocolate product on the Georgian market after it was notified of a threat of Salmonella bacterial infection in the batches by a European Commission body last week, the agency announced on Friday.
Meat products on market counters in Georgia will be presented with QR codes starting today to enable consumers to receive information about the product they buy through smartphone-friendly quick response barcodes.
The importance of prevention and management of food safety risks and intensification of state control over the matter were emphasised by Zurab Chekurashvili, the Head of the National Food Agency, in comments on World Food Safety Day on Tuesday.
Up to 600 kg of meat harmful for health was sealed by the National Food Agency following an inspection in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi, the state body announced on Friday.
Georgian authorities have detected no excessive lead in food sold in the country after inspecting 118 samples of various products, the National Food Agency announced on Thursday.
The National Food Agency of Georgia on Wednesday warned customers who have purchased Chinese-made ceramic plates from the Junior series by Ambition at Domino hypermarket in Tbilisi, after lead was detected in the product following testing.
The National Food Agency of Georgia has sealed 2.5 tonnes of meat at the Batumi produce market in western Georgia’s Black Sea city, with the Agency revealing on Monday the move had followed violations of sanitary regulations, identified by professionals.
Up to 10,000 kg of meat classified as being harmful for health was sealed by Georgia’s National Food Agency following its inspection of 800 facilities in July and August throughout the country, the state body announced on Wednesday.
Georgia’s National Food Agency has detected excessive lead in four types of spices out of 197 samples tested, the state body announced on Wednesday.