Food and Veterinary Agency seizes expired meat and illegal produce

The Food and Veterinary Agency (AUV) conducted enforcement actions targeting illegal food sales and expired products. In Gostivar, a joint operation with local police led to the seizure and destruction of 150 kilograms of expired meat of unknown origin and without proper documentation at the ‘Rusino’ landfill.

In Skopje, a coordinated inspection involving municipal inspectors, the State Market Inspectorate, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs targeted illegal agricultural vendors along the ‘Krste Petkov-Misirkov’ boulevard near Bit Pazar. Authorities removed illegal stalls selling fruits and vegetables, sequestering approximately 500 kilograms of food and removing unauthorized selling equipment from pedestrian and bicycle paths.