Foodservice

Brnabic said afterwards that that all milk producers will have to test their products twice a month in the National Milk Control Laboratory, the government announced.

Brnabic explained that the analysis will be free, with each producer getting guidance on what to do if there are deviations in the quality of their products from European standards.

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) said it carried out 198 inspections of packed fruits and vegetables, fresh and frozen, within two weeks, reports Focus News Agency. 

Dubai: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment on Tuesday announced a ban on the importation of all kinds of birds, chicks, hatching eggs and their non-heated products from Bulgaria, reports GulfNews. 

The ban also applies to the import of poultry meat and non-heat treated products and eggs from the affected country.

Sofia. In August, a total of 34,953 kg of food of animal and non-animal origin were earmarked for destruction by food control inspectors of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, the latter said. The amount of food was confiscated from production sites, warehouses, stores and food service establishments.

Sofia. Over 280 kg of unfit food was seized following inspections along the Black Sea coast in July, said the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA). In July, BFSA continued to exercise strict control over Black Sea resorts.

According to the Greek press, the import of food includes dried nuts to fruits and vegetables.

They contain chemical substances harmful to health. The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency commented on BNT that regular inspections are being carried out on our territory and there are no data on detected dangerous food at this stage.

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency starts today intensified checks for the Christmas and New Year holidays, according to bTV. 

Food and beverage enterprises, wholesale warehouses, catering establishments, retail outlets, and supermarkets, will be inspected.

Inspectors will monitor the origin, expiry date, storage conditions and proper food labeling.

For the last week, Inspectors of the Food Safety Departments of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency carried out around 1980 inspections at sites of the commercial network and catering establishments, 395 of which on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Reports Novinite.bg. 

The World Food Travel Association (WFTA), the world's leading authority on food and beverage tourism, has recently announced the winners of its 2016 FoodTrekking Awards for excellence in food and beverage tourism. 

This is the first year of the awards, which seek to "fill a void of recognition in the food and beverage tourism industry." 

Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Koundoura visited the Horeca Tourism Sector trade show on Sunday at the Metropolitan Expo exhibition center. She said that one of the priorities of the Tourism Industry is to make the tourism season last longer and make Greece an all-year-round travel destination.

The 10th Horeca expo trade show runs through to February 9.

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