Three Companies Burned More Than BGN 100,000 Each For Non-dairy Fats In Butter

Video: Three Companies Burned More Than BGN 100,000 Each For Non-dairy Fats In Butter

Video: Three Companies Burned More Than BGN 100,000 Each For Non-dairy Fats In Butter
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Three Companies Burned More Than BGN 100,000 Each For Non-dairy Fats In Butter
Three Companies Burned More Than BGN 100,000 Each For Non-dairy Fats In Butter
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Three companies were fined by the Commission for Protection of Competition for their production of butter, in which non-milk fats were found, the state regulator informed.

The incorrect companies are Miltex KK EOOD, Hraninvest EOOD and Profi Milk EOOD, which were fined BGN 127,240, BGN 189,700 and BGN 113,400, respectively.

The fines represent 2% of the net sales revenues of the companies for the previous financial year according to the financial statements submitted by them.

The reason for the severe sanction was found during an inspection of the offered cow butter products.

It is important to note that the reported values of fat and water content in the butter product are essential whether it will be defined as oil or as another lubricating product, which may also be composed of non-dairy (vegetable) fats.

The antitrust regulator carried out an independent study, in which it unequivocally found that all three companies offered a commercial product of cow's butter, which, however, contained non-dairy fats.

Butter
Butter

Moreover, the presence of non-dairy fats is in no way marked on the packaging of the butter.

In determining the fine imposed on each of the offending companies, account was taken of the gravity and duration of the infringement, the limited geographical scope and the economic situation of each of the companies.

The commission considered as an aggravating circumstance that the violation creates a danger or harms the life and health of consumers, as the violations were committed in the production and distribution of food products.

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