Turkish Zucchini Destroyed in Vinnytsia Region Due to Excess Nitrates

In the Vinnytsia region, specialists from the State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service discovered and removed a batch of fresh zucchini imported from Turkey due to exceeding the permissible level of nitrates. This case was recorded during the state control of food safety.

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Reasons for Zucchini Removal and Actions of Regulatory Authorities

According to the Main Department of the State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service in the Vinnytsia region, laboratory tests confirmed that the identified batch of zucchini contained an excessive amount of nitrates, posing a potential threat to consumer health. Under current legislation, food products that do not meet safety requirements cannot enter the market.

Specialists from the State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service conducted explanatory work with the market operator regarding compliance with food safety standards. The owner of the cargo, understanding the risks to consumers and the responsibility for possible consequences, decided to voluntarily destroy the product.

Food Safety Control — An Important Element of Consumer Protection

The head of the Main Department of the State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service in the Vinnytsia region, Andriy Yakymchuk, emphasized that systematic work on food quality control plays a key role in preventing the entry of low-quality and potentially dangerous products into the market.

“We work proactively to protect consumers. The detection and removal of such batches from circulation is the result of effective cooperation among all service units.”

Thanks to the actions of the State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service, dangerous zucchini will not enter the Vinnytsia region market, and consumers will be protected from risky products.