According to the results of state supervision in 2015 by specialists sanepidsluzhby Minsk region withdrawn from circulation more than 74 tons of food non-guaranteed quality and safety, BelTA learned from head of the department of Food Hygiene of the Minsk Regional Center of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health (TSGEOZ) Yuri Guzik.
The food products are withdrawn from circulation due to violations of the temperature storage conditions, the expiration date, the lack of labeling with the necessary information to consumers, due to the inconsistency of its requirements of technical regulations (ROV) from laboratory Studies and other reasons. The largest share of such products (more than 42.4 tons) seized have expired.
"The specialists at the regional sanepidsluzhby guilty legal entities and officials of food items in the past year imposed more than 5, 5 thousand. fines amounting to over Br10,7 billion, - stated the expert. - Up to eliminate violations to suspend activities 1,266 retail facilities and 305 catering facilities. In addition, according to the decree №567 for up to 90 days suspend the activities of 132 facilities Food trade and catering, where the gross breaches of the law and non-compliance identified sanepidsluzhby repeatedly ".
Yuri Guzik said that until the elimination of violations of economic entities were sent to more than 3.3 thousand . regulations and recommendations, issued 334 orders to reduce the range of products sold in the absence of the necessary conditions. In addition, the presentation Stete sanitary supervision agencies were disciplined 840 officials and food companies, 6 of them were dismissed. The investigators and prosecutors referred 27 cases to the courts - 87 minutes for non-compliance with the requirements of Stete sanitary supervision.
The adoption of administrative measures by the Sanitary Epidemiological Service does not always guarantee compliance with business entities to further requirements sanepidzakonodatelstva , said the source. In addition to these issues informed the territorial departments of the executive committees of trade, which sent 363 letters of information. For decision-making in the management of trade and services of the Minsk regional executive committee on a monthly basis are sent information on legal entities and individual entrepreneurs who have repeatedly during the calendar year violate the law in the production and sale of food products.
Representative Regional TSGEOZ noted that significant work on supervision of trade organizations and public catering enterprises, including roadside service facilities and markets, has helped to keep a stable epidemiological situation and prevent the occurrence of flare incidence of acute intestinal infections in the territory of metropolitan region in 2015.
