A study of Active Consumers Association on 30 brands of white brine cheese sold on the Bulgarian market showed that water content in half of the products exceeds 70%, whereas according to the national standard, water content in this product must not exceed 54%, the association’s chairman Bogomil Nikolov told BTV. “It turns out that instead of cheese we are buying expensive water, Bogomil Nikolov commented.
Following amendments to the food hygiene regulation that introduced stricter requirements for the manufacture of imitation products, disloyal producers have begun substituting palm oil with water.
Active Consumers Association are proposing amendments to the regulation, according to which all products with water content exceeding 62% should be sold as imitation products.
On Thursday , a cold front with clouds and precipitation will pass over the country. There will be short-term intense rainfalls with thunderstorms and hail. The lowest temperatures will be between 16 and 22°C; in Sofia - about 16°C...
Bulgaria has offered to help Hungary cope with the difficulties arising from the ban on the transit of oil across Ukraine. This transpired from a post on Facebook by Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. “Bulgaria, as a true friend and..
Bulgaria is among the countries with the highest shares of own property in Europe, but has the lowest share of insured homes, Nikolay Stanchev, chairman of the Management Board of the Association of Bulgarian Insurers, told BNT...
The man injured in the explosions at a fireworks warehouse near the village of Elin Pelin has died. The doctors did everything they could, condolences to..
The Bulgarian state is planning to allocate significant funding for the new laboratory at the Bulgarian base in Antarctica , public service TV BNT..
From human error to ball lightning, there are different versions regarding how the fireworks warehouses near Elin Pelin caught fire. According to..
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