Bulgarian Food Safety Agency shuts over 30 Black Sea coastal outlets

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BABH) carried out more than 2,000 inspections along the Black Sea coast during the summer season, including 40 checks in children’s camps. Inspectors issued over 120 violation acts and more than 900 corrective orders. As a result, more than 30 establishments were closed – six were production facilities and the rest retail outlets such as shops, kiosks and beach stalls.

The most common breaches involved missing expiry dates, lack of traceability markings and storage of food at inappropriate temperatures. One of the most serious cases was the kitchen block of a hotel in Ravda, which was ordered to remain shut until it meets safety standards. Additional findings included 19 tonnes of chicken meat intended for animal feed and 16 tonnes of butter that were deemed unfit for consumption, with about 4 tonnes of the butter already reaching the market.

BABH director of Food Control, Dr. Kremena Stoiva, urged tourists to buy food only from registered and monitored vendors, emphasizing that the agency’s actions aim to protect public health during the peak tourist period on the Black Sea coast.