2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
Native bakers warn Bulgarian consumers that for this Easter the markets may be full of fake Easter cakes that are not made from traditional products.
The industry informs that the fake Easter cakes can be recognized by the very low prices at which they are offered.
Usually these Easter cakes are up to 50% lower than the normal values of traditional Easter bread.
There is no milk, no sugar, no eggs in the fake Easter cakes. Most often they are prepared from egg melange, colors, sweeteners and preservatives - or so-called E's.
Experts say that the ingredients in fake Easter cakes are not dangerous to human health. However, some of them can cause intestinal problems in people with more sensitive stomachs, and can also cause allergies and rashes.
The traditional Easter cake is included in the group of pastries, not in the group of bakery products, which have stricter controls and requirements.
This loophole in the law allows many local producers to make Easter cakes from semi-finished products without including any of the traditional products needed to make Easter bread.
According to experts, there are several accurate identifications from which we can tell whether we are buying a real Easter cake or a fake.
Experts advise you to take a good look at the volume and weight of the product - the traditional Easter cake has a large volume and is quite light.
The expiration date can also show you if an Easter cake is not a fake. Carefully read the date of preparation of the product and the period until which it is fit for consumption - for Easter cake, which does not contain preservatives, this difference is not more than 10 days.
For the rest, the shelf life is from 6 months to 1 year and 2 months.
The Food Safety Agency assures that the control over the food offered around Easter will be stricter than usual. Before the holidays you will be monitored for poor quality and harmful products.
Consumers can also submit alerts on the Food Agency's website.
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