4 tons of herbal products from the company "Merja" were blocked, they were without labels and information about the origin!

2026-04-04 10:20:27Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

4 tons of herbal products from the company "Merja" were blocked, they

The National Food Authority announces that it has discovered and blocked in the premises of a warehouse of the entity "Merja" , a quantity of 3984 kg of mixed dried plant products, packaged in plastic bags, but without a label, without information on their expiration date, origin and composition.

For these violations, the inspection team took the immediate measure of blocking the products in the warehouse premises.

Meanwhile, the entity has been fined  200,000 lek  for violating traceability requirements.

Also, verification of the documentation revealed that there was no self-control system during the mixing process, violating the law in force. For this deficiency, “Merja” was fined  another 100,000 lekë.

NFA announcement:

The National Food Authority, in the framework of transparency, announces that, referring to an incoming complaint, it has carried out an inspection at the entity "Merja", with an address in the Shkozë neighborhood, Tirana, where from the inspection carried out in the premises of the entity's warehouse, a quantity of 3984 kg of mixed products (mixtures of dried herbs) packaged in plastic bags, but unlabeled, without information on the expiration date, origin or name of the composition, was found.

Based on these findings, the inspection body took the immediate measure of blocking this quantity in the warehouse premises, and for actions contrary to traceability requirements, an administrative measure of "Fine" in the amount of 200,000 (two hundred thousand) lek was imposed on the subject.

Also, from the verification of the documentation, it resulted that the implementation of the self-control system (monitoring files during the mixing process) was missing, actions contrary to legal provisions, for this deficiency an administrative measure "Fine" was taken in the amount of 100,000 (one hundred thousand) lekë.


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