Balgarianovinite.com The third shipment of Argentine sunflower seeds is arriving on March 16, with orders for sampling to be conducted by a team from Sofia, Varna, and representatives of industry organizations, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency Executive Director (BFSA) Angel Mavrovski said at a news conference. “Our goal is to make all state control processes transparent, clear, and consistent for everyone,” he added.
Mavrovski also said that, starting Monday, frozen and thawed food products must have labels indicating both the freezing and thawing dates. Full food control measures are being reinstated, with a particular focus on chicken of Polish origin due to suspected health risks and possible Salmonella contamination.
The measures come in the wake of uncovered cases of illegal animal imports from Romania, an illegal slaughterhouse near Ihtiman, and sites used for disposing of animal carcasses. Agriculture and Food Minister Ivan Hristanov emphasized that the state will take coordinated action alongside BFSA and the Interior Ministry and highlighted that a “weak state will not be allowed to compromise domestic livestock farming and public health”.
“We are restoring full control at the borders in coordination with other law enforcement agencies,” Mavrovski said. He emphasized on a serious issue with animal transport. A truck seized in Ruse revealed a trafficking channel that has been operating for at least three years, he said. This is corroborated by the large piles of bones discovered at the illegal Ihtiman slaughterhouse, where many Romanian ear tags were also found, indicating a possible route through which diseases entered the country. The damage is substantial: over 20,000 small ruminants were destroyed in 2025, he added.
Mavrovski reported that animals intercepted at the Romanian border were sent back after being tested for all diseases. He said mass inspections will begin, with results to be announced once available, and no details will be disclosed in advance. Third Argentine Sunflower Seeds Shipment Arrives March 16, Sampling Underway 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-16 15:41:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law