The prosecution is not investigating the case of over 100 tons of expired meat that was destined for Kosovo

The Basic Prosecution Office in Pristina has announced that there is no investigation into the 103 tons of expired meat destined for Kosovo. The meat was seized in Montenegro, while the Kosovar company that intended to import it was suspected of changing the expiration date labels.

The Basic Prosecution Office in Pristina has not launched an investigation into the case of expired meat, which was caught in Montenegro and destined for the Kosovo market.

The incident occurred a few weeks ago, but so far there has been no action.

"We inform you that based on the data recorded in the Case Management Information System (CMIS) database, no case has been registered or opened at the Basic Prosecution Office in Pristina regarding the substitution and expiration of meat," the Prosecution's response states. 

A shipment of 103 tons of frozen, expired beef was stopped in September this year at a customs point in Montenegro. 

According to Montenegrin authorities, a Kosovar company that was an importer hired several people to forge labels with expiration dates.

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KOHA has sent questions to the addresses of the responsible authorities in Montenegro and Kosovo, whether the people involved have been arrested and whether there is cooperation between the two countries regarding this case, but has not received a response.

And, the founder and president of the non-governmental organization "Consumer", Selatin Kaçaniku, estimates that the biggest loser from these types of abuses is the citizen.

"Nobody is doing anything. In the ground meat, which is readily offered to citizens-consumers, there is everything, but there is no meat. It is a good part of agriculture, of the supply of cheap meat, which is somewhere around five euros. That is, it is half, or three times cheaper than minced meat. We have no control over it. That is, more than 50% is fat, while the standards allow a maximum of 20%. And by selling fat for 1 euro, for a price of 5 euros, everyone, everyone benefits, butchers, traders, markets, everyone. But the biggest loser is the citizen-consumer, who is once a taxpayer, as such is the main generator of the state budget. Therefore, we are subscribers for state services, for government services. But no one ignores us", said Kaçanik. 

According to Kosovo Customs data, in the first seven months of this year, Kosovo imported beef and poultry worth over 50 million euros from Brazil.

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As of September 3, the European Union has banned the import of beef, poultry and other products of animal origin from Brazil.

This example has been followed by several other non-member countries, including Kosovo's neighbors.