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SCANDAL / AKU blocks 1200 kg of TOXIC cake powder, but 835 kg were sold and consumed!

2025-06-20 18:31:51Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
SCANDAL / AKU blocks 1200 kg of TOXIC cake powder, but 835 kg were sold and
AKU / Coloring powder

The National Food Authority (AKU) has blocked the product “Red Forest Fruit Cake”, which is a powder used for cakes in our country following a notification from the European Food Alert System RASFF. The total quantity of this product imported into Albania is 1200 kg.

RASFF signaled that fruit powder originating from Turkey, containing a pigment dangerous to human health, was introduced into our country.

According to the official announcement of the AKU, it concerns the pigment "reactive red 141", a substance unauthorized for use in foods and with a serious potential health risk, initially identified by the Greek authorities.

AKU inspectors have managed to block 365 kg, while 835 kg of the product, which poses a risk with a serious impact on human health, has been sold and consumed.

SCANDAL / AKU blocks 1200 kg of TOXIC cake powder, but 835 kg were sold and
RASFF notification

'Notice to the consumer from RASFF. Following the notification of the category information notice for follow-up from the RASFF system where, after controls carried out by Greece, "Unauthorized pigment (reactive red 141) in fruit powder, originating from Turkey", was found, constituting a risk with a potential serious impact on human health, we inform you as follows: AKU, after carrying out controls and following up on traceability, has blocked the quantity found in the subjects of the product Red Forest Fruit Cake with the destination of destruction', the AKU announcement states.

The unauthorized pigment found in this product (Reactive Red 141) is a synthetic dye primarily used for dyeing textiles, especially cotton and natural fibers. This pigment is strictly prohibited from use in food and cosmetic products.


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