The National Food Authority has blocked a large quantity of frozen chicken imported from Brazil because it was found to contain salmonella.
A cargo of over 18 tons of chicken fillets has been detected at the Port of Durrës by the National Food Authority.
The quantity entered Albania on March 11, while a large part of the quantity of 13.1 tons was placed on the market and consumed.
The AKU does not indicate who the company is that has put the salmonella-tainted fillet on the market, providing no transparency for the consumer.
The company that has launched the chicken fillet with salami is AMG , or known by the trade name ' Dimal '.
5.2 tons of chicken fillets were blocked, while 13.1 tons were released to the market.