Attention! Dangerous Homemade Pickles In The Markets

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Attention! Dangerous Homemade Pickles In The Markets
Attention! Dangerous Homemade Pickles In The Markets
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We all agree that there is nothing tastier than home-made pickles. Years ago, the hosts were looked down on with contempt for not putting at least 100 cherry compotes, 1-2 cans of sauerkraut and, of course, the cherished royal pickle.

A fast-paced life has made wintering at home a "mission impossible" for most working women and men. This opened up an undeveloped niche market that enterprising grandmothers and elders were quick to develop.

Peppers
Peppers

Older people ran a lucrative trade in home-made pickles, jams, compotes and other winter vegetables.

Pickles
Pickles

Many are willing to pay about 6 leva per kilo of hot peppers from a can. Pickles, cauliflower, carrots, kambi and mixed pickles are traded for about BGN 5 per kilogram. You can now find sauerkraut at prices of about 2 levs per kilogram.

The grandmothers' initiative is a double-edged sword. Everyone who buys a homemade pickle, produced in an unknown place and in an unknown way, should be aware that they risk not only their health, but also their lives.

The Regional Directorate of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency in Plovdiv has established a dangerous practice of offering food products in plastic tubes in which plant protection products have previously been stored.

During a surprise inspection of the Plovdiv markets, large quantities of homemade pickles and raw milk were found, which are stored in tubes that were previously filled with plant poisons.

A signal for the dangerous practice was given by Dobrinka Pavlova, who is the head of the department "Control of plant protection products and fertilizers".

Ms. Pavlova warned, Even if they are washed very well, the tubes may contain residues of chemicals that are dangerous to human health.

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