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A total of 21 tons of tangerines with prohibited pesticides, Prosecution: The product was purchased from farmers in Berat and Saranda, the fruits had...

2025-02-26 21:01:31Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

A total of 21 tons of tangerines with prohibited pesticides, Prosecution: The

The Berat Prosecutor's Office has ordered the arrest of three people in a food scandal involving over 21,000 kg of mandarins contaminated with banned pesticides. The detainees are farmer ET, collector AD and inspector ET, accused of "abuse of duty," "violation of regulations on poisonous substances," "production and sale of food dangerous to human life" and "fraud with products

According to the prosecution, the mandarins returned from Croatia were not disposed of properly. Farmer ET claimed to have thrown them in a landfill in the Dimal Municipality, but inspections found no remnants of the product.

The ET inspector, responsible for phytosanitary certificates, admitted that in previous cases he had sent blank certificates to exporting entities, which they filled out themselves and then sent with photos for registration in the database. This practice shows a lack of control over food safety and raises suspicions of other abuses.

Prosecutor's Office Announcement:

Suspicions of placing over 21,000 kg of mandarins with pesticides on the market, the farmer, the collector and the inspector are arrested at the request of the Berat prosecution

At the request of the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Berat, citizens ET, AD and ET were arrested for the criminal offenses of 'Abuse of Duty', 'Violation of rules on poisonous substances', 'Production and sale of food and substances dangerous to human health or life' and 'Fraud with food products' provided for by articles 281, 288 and 288/c of ​​the Criminal Code.

From the investigations within the framework of criminal proceedings no. 768 based on the report made by the National Food Authority, General Directorate of Tirana after the rejection in Croatia of 21,593 kg of clementine mandarins suspected of containing the pesticide phosmet, it resulted that the product was purchased by farmers in the Berat and Saranda districts.

From the analysis, it was found that this quantity of mandarins had residues of the pesticide "Phosmet" above the permitted norm (0.075 mg/kg - olejuar value ≤ 0.01 mg/kg). At a time when this pesticide has been removed from use since 2022 and is not allowed to be used. Consumption of a fruit containing residues of phosmet above the permitted levels can have consequences for human health, especially if exposure is repeated, since phosmet is a toxic chemical.

The investigation revealed that the procedure for returning the unsafe product was carried out without the knowledge of the AKU and the farmer ET said that he had destroyed the product returned by the food business operator in an unidentified place. The farmer himself claimed that he had thrown the goods in the landfill of the Dimal Municipality, where an inspection showed that there was no product residue. Also, in the statement given to the AKU, according to the minutes of the finding, it appears that he has declared that he has thrown the goods into random canals.

Meanwhile, the employee of DRVMB Berat, inspector ET, regarding this case, stated that he has been working in this position for 5 years and is responsible for monitoring plants and issuing phytosanitary certificates. He stated that he went to the farmer after the establishment of the working group and that he took the samples from the farmer's tree. But since he is the responsible person who certifies goods for export, he stated that there were cases where he sent blank certificates to the subject and the subject himself filled them out and sent them filled out with photos and he then registered them in the DRVMB database.
Investigations continue in cooperation with the Tirana AKU to find out the responsibilities of the employees of DRAKU&DRVMB Berat alimentari, "according to the Criminal Code.

The investigations were launched following a complaint from the National Food Authority (AKU), after Croatian authorities refused to import a quantity of 21,593 kg of mandarins suspected of contamination with the pesticide Phosmet, a toxic substance banned since 2022. Analyses showed that the fruits contained pesticide residues above the permitted rate, posing a serious risk to public health.


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