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Fico: State Will Radically Increase Penalties for Sale of Tainted Food
Tuesday 02 March 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, March 2 (TASR) - The Government will radically increase penalties for the sale of tainted food, with Agriculture Minister Vladimir Chovan (LS-HZDS) submitting a bill to this effect to the Cabinet session on Wednesday, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) announced after carrying out an inspection at the Agriculture Ministry on Tuesday.
Following approval by the Government, the bill should be discussed in Parliament via a fast-track procedure, added Fico. "I feel that we should increase the sanctions by at least 100 percent," he said.
"You saw the results of inspections at certain stores belonging to retail chains. In my opinion, the situation is so serious that I have asked the minister (Chovan) to ensure that general director of the State Veterinary and Food Administration Jan Pliesovsky takes part in the Government session tomorrow and reports on the extent of serious violations of the law when it comes to the quality of food being sold by retail chains," said Fico. At the same time, he praised the ministry and the food administration for their activities in this area.
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