In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), there are more and more products whose quality does not meet the set standards, which is why they have to be withdrawn from the shelves, and food and drinks are among them.
Despite the fact that consumers in BiH expect the products they buy to have a certain quality, which implies their correctness, safety, reliability and an affordable price, on the domestic market, there are often products that are the complete opposite, i.e. they are far from safe.
Preventive withdrawal
The Food Safety Agency of BiH has been notified of the preventive withdrawal of the “Najljepse zelje cookies noisette” 145 g, and consumers who bought the mentioned product can return it to the point of sale where they will be refunded.
As explained by the Agency, the following products are withdrawn from the market of BiH due to the possible presence of foreign material: NZ cookies noisette 145 g, series 1207483391, with a use-by date of 5/8/2025, NZ cookies noisette 145 g, series 1207483392, with expiration date 5/8/2025, NZ cookies noisette 145 g, series 1507483391, with expiration date 5/11/2025, NZ cookies noisette 145 g, series 1507483392, expiration date 5/11/2025.
The manufacturer of the mentioned products is Atlantic Stark d. Fr. Fr. Belgrade. The Agency submitted all available information to the relevant inspection bodies for further action.
“Consumers who bought the mentioned products are invited to return them to the point of sale, where they can get a refund or arrange for a replacement of the product,” the Agency said.
The Agency also recently announced that water originating in Croatia was delivered to the BiH market, which can be harmful to health. The Food Safety Agency of BiH was then informed through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (EU RASFF) that spring water originating from Croatia was delivered to the market in which the presence of black sediment at the bottom of the bottle was visually confirmed by official controls.
As they stated then, the name of the product is “Studena 1.5 l” of the Studena brand, the country of origin is Croatia, and it can affect human health. The aforementioned product does not comply with the provisions of the Food Law (Official Gazette of BiH, number 50/04), the Agency said earlier.
Gluten-free pasta from Romania was also withdrawn from store shelves in BiH because it was found to contain impermissible amounts of mycotoxin deoxynivalenol.
A few months ago, canned beans from Italy were delivered to the BiH market, in which the presence of mouse parts was determined, and due to the timely reaction of the competent agency, it was withdrawn from the shelves. Protein crackers with chia seeds and flax seeds of the Yukybio brand were also withdrawn, in which the presence of undeclared milk protein was found, as well as rye flour originating in Lithuania, in which the maximum permissible amount of ochratoxin A was found to be exceeded.
Children are also exposed
In addition to food, there are more and more products that pose a risk of suffocation, electric shock, fire or injury, and children’s toys are also increasingly on the lists.
Thus, three models of toy laser guns and two types of laser pointers were the last on the list of withdrawn products, as announced by the BiH Market Surveillance Agency, because they pose a risk of eye injury and visual impairment, N1 writes.
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