TBILISI, April 17 – Georgia plans to build three new municipal animal shelters as part of a reform aimed at tackling dog overpopulation through what officials describe as more humane and effective methods. The announcement came Friday from the National Food Agency, which said the new shelters will be built under the state’s 2026 dog … Read more
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
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
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
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 –