Enton Abilekaj asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development about the bird flu that hit the Reas and Aiba farms and whether contaminated products have ended up on the market.
Denaj, a guest on the show "The Unexposed" on MCN TV, stated that the chickens and eggs were destroyed and have not been put on the market.
Debate:
Enton Abilekaj: Bird flu broke out, how many eggs were destroyed, how many chickens? How many went on the market?
Anila Denaj: You wrote after asking the institutions, not by guessing on portals. You did not open the ministry's website once. Because if you open it, or ask for official information about all this, in no case has there been a lack of information and we have been bringing information that bird flu has occurred.
Bird flu occurred in a facility, Reas, within 24 hours the execution was followed. It is a disease that cannot be avoided, but we were there with all the veterinarians. We follow the protocols. We cannot avoid 77 thousand cases of salmonella in Europe. But how can we record and react immediately. We cannot say why bird flu occurred in America and the price of eggs increased, but it did not happen in Albania. There are almost 1 million eggs, 200-300 thousand birds that have closed the reproduction cycle. This is official information. You do not create information for public political consumption to say that we do not inform, We inform, we talk about the case and when the protocol is not followed, we seek the help of the institution and take it to criminal prosecution. This is what the Ministry does. If a dependent institution has not followed the protocol, it will have the same confrontation with the law as a business. This is the case and we should consume less political debate about food safety.
Enton Abilekaj: So how many eggs were destroyed?
Anila Denaj: None have been released to the market, they were blocked on the same day and the analysis is within the same day. Traceability is in the full chain. Before you write on the portal, open the web page and search for information. If we block the information then say they do not provide information. It is an immediate reaction. Bird flu has fallen everywhere. We have sent veterinarians who have identified the area, they have been there for 21 days and they are people who have shown their dedication with their work. Where there have been shortages, they have faced the law.
Enton Abilekaj: You have 3 directors of the AKU in a few months, which you are taking as candidates for deputies. Besides making fun of the institutions….
Anila Denaj: I won't allow this. Don't make fun of me by insulting me. I refuse to respond to a click debate.