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The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority discovered three cases of selling the foodstuffs that evidently came from the flooded areas. In Petrovice, the region of Ústí nad Labem, two dealers of Vietnam origin were offering bottled beer, table water and carbonated soft drinks in PET bottles that came from supplies that were hit by the flood water. Moreover, the CAFIA inspectors discovered that the shop walls were affected with mould. In Kralupy nad Vltavou, in one of the shops arranged in a prefabricated block of flats, the owner was selling cans, soft drinks, oils and other goods from the areas that were flooded. In all cases the inspectors immediately prohibited to sell these foodstuffs and ordered their provable liquidation. The Administrative Proceedings will be initiated with all the dealers.

CAFIA warns again about the ban on the selling of any – even the hermetically sealed – food that got into contact with floodwaters. The CAFIA advises the consumers against buying the food that could come from the areas hit by the floods. Any damage to packaging, or soaking wet packing, in cans also the indication of rust, may serve as a guideline. The damaged, incomplete, crumpled or partially illegible labels, displaying signs of contamination or twisting when dried up, are also warning. It is necessary to pay attention to misshaped or dirty caps, since their curves can be covered with a film of impurities. The contaminated water or mud may have also penetrated on the inner side of the caps. The extremely low price of food could be a warning for the buyers as well as unusual (non-standard) selling places – such as stalls or cars.

CAFIA does not either recommend to consume agricultural crop-plants offered in stalls in the areas that were flooded or along roads. These crops may also have come into contact with floodwater and may have been contaminated, e.g., with oil products, various chemicals or microbiological organisms. Their quality can also be very low – their sensory qualities may be worsened, the time of storage may be decreased and they can also be susceptible to moulding and decaying.

CAFIA informs the farmers that they are fully responsible for safety of the crops coming from the flooded territories that could be, as foodstuffs, released into circulation. In accordance with the principle of precautiousness the CAFIA, on no account, recommends to offer such crops for sale. The inspectors take samples of such crops for laboratory analyses and if any non-conformance to safety is identified, very severe sanctions will be imposed.

Photo: Foodstuffs, which were affected by floodwater, cannot be sold even though they had been cleaned or washed.