Nébih inspected dairy departments

The official inspectors visited 30 stores across the country, and five stores earned the excellent rating during the test.

Nébih experts also checked the condition of the refrigeration equipment reserved for milk and dairy products. They examined the expiration date, the integrity of the packaging and the tracking documents of the products placed in them. Thermometers or their certification documents were missing in several places, and there was also a problem with the practice of temperature control applied during the receipt of goods.

The detected errors were corrected in the affected units upon the authority’s request.

Cheese cutting was also performed in 12 of the selected stores, so the inspectors also investigated the circumstances of this. In one store, expired products were found, and the cheese cutting activity carried out on site was also objectionable: the experts revealed hygiene, monitoring and documentation deficiencies. The inspectors imposed a fine of 350 thousand forints on the given store.

In addition to the refrigerators in the sales area of ​​the stores, the authority also inspected the warehouse equipment. Unmarked, untraceable packaged sliced ​​cheeses were found in the cold room of one commercial unit. A fine of 250 thousand forints was imposed on the affected store.

During the on-site inspection, inspectors took swab samples from the side walls, shelves and handles of the refrigeration equipment in the sales area and in the warehouse for laboratory testing of microbiological contamination. The results are reassuring, as none of the samples contained pathogenic microorganisms, the Nébih announced.