Farm minister to discuss food safety with supermarket chains
Farm minister József Gráf announced on Monday plans to meet representatives of large supermarket chains to discuss the food safety issues raised by the recent sell-by-date fraud.
Gráf said he would initiate talks before the end of this week and planned to ask the supermarkets not to trade in products purchased from dubious suppliers. The responsibilities of the supermarkets in connection with the sell-by date fraud would also be discussed during the talks, Gráf said. The minister promised firm action, noting that it went beyond a plain scam and represented criminal activity. The ministry plans to continue its efforts started a year and a half ago to stabilize food safety in Hungary, he added.
Food safety officials revealed early last week over 100 tons of goods, consisting of about 400 different commodities, examined in warehouses were found to have had their packaging and accompanying documents manipulated. An investigation revealed that most supermarket chains had purchased goods from the M.E.G.A. Trade group between October 1 and November 30.
ADVERTISEMENT
Hungarian 'Money Week' Program Reaches 1.5 mln Students
Parliament Negates Mandatory Membership in MOK
Óbuda U Partners With Samsung SDI on EV Battery Course
Service Restarted on Full Length of Metro Line M3
SUPPORT THE BUDAPEST BUSINESS JOURNAL
Producing journalism that is worthy of the name is a costly business. For 27 years, the publishers, editors and reporters of the Budapest Business Journal have striven to bring you business news that works, information that you can trust, that is factual, accurate and presented without fear or favor.
Newspaper organizations across the globe have struggled to find a business model that allows them to continue to excel, without compromising their ability to perform. Most recently, some have experimented with the idea of involving their most important stakeholders, their readers.
We would like to offer that same opportunity to our readers. We would like to invite you to help us deliver the quality business journalism you require. Hit our Support the BBJ button and you can choose the how much and how often you send us your contributions.
