Tag: National Food Agency

Georgia arrests food safety inspector on suspicion of bribery

January 30, 2026 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, January 30 – Georgia’s financial crimes investigators have arrested a food safety inspector in the country’s Shida Kartli region on suspicion of abusing official powers in exchange for personal gain. The Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia said the detained official was a chief inspector at the regional office of the … Read more

Suspicious meat seized in Tbilisi

July 3, 2015 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Food Agency in Georgia on Thursday seized 200kg of suspicious meat at the Dezertirebi market in Tbilisi.

According to the short statement, Beka 2015 Ltd had prepared for selling the meat, however some of it didn’t have a seal

Two veterinarians accused of fraud, approved unchecked meat

April 2, 2015 by DFWatch staff

Big indoors bazaar, where the dangerous meat was sold — Deserters market, where the unchecked meat was sold. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Finance Ministry’s Investigative Service on Thursday detained two veterinarians in Tbilisi for fraud that allowed potentially dangerous meat to get through to consumers.

Veterinarians Khvicha Bichiashvili and Mamuka Mzhavanadze are charged with

Dangerous parasite found in meat at Tbilisi kindergarten

March 24, 2015 by DFWatch staff

Dangerous parasites have been found in meat in a kindergarten in Tbilisi. — (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A dangerous parasite of the type sarcoysistis has been found in meat at a kindergarten in Tbilisi.

The parasite was found by the National Food Agency, which is doing checks following the recent discovery of dangerous semi-prepared food.

Sarcocystis –