The controls of the competent departments of the Attica Region in the market were intensive throughout the Holy Week in order to ensure the public health and quality of the products available in a period of high consumer traffic.

It is noteworthy that from April 16th on Wednesday, April 16 to Easter Monday, April 21, the district’s scales carried out a total of 919 checks in healthcare stores throughout Attica. In this context, a total of 4,048kg of inappropriate meats were seized due to incomplete or non -existent marking, as well as 90kg of altered potatoes.

“Protecting public health and consumers’ finances is a daily and uninterrupted mission. In this effort there is no holiday or breaks. ” He emphasized the regional governor Nikos Chardalias and added: “Our authorized scales were found in the field of Easter, with undiminished intensity, to ensure the quality and the right price of the products that would reach the festive table. We took this direction, it turned out to be fruitful.

It is recalled that from the beginning of April to Tuesday, 4,236 checks were carried out by the Attica Region, seized 4.2 tonnes of inappropriate food and fined more than 157,000 euros, while 11 tonnes of altered meat was seized last month, the largest meat was seized.

The controls carried out relate to all businesses that fall within the jurisdiction of the region’s mechanisms, such as meat distribution companies, ova and other food categories, supermarkets, popular markets, cheese products, poultry facilities, gaming shops, gaming shops.