Today, Monday, the Office of the Attorney General revealed that the German Institution of Expertise, to which samples of wheat and flour used in the manufacture of bread and pastries were sent, confirmed the use of the banned substance “potassium bromate” in the manufacture of flour and bread in Libya in unsafe proportions by those in charge of this industry.
The Public Prosecution carried out 600 samples of wheat, flour, and other materials used in the manufacture of bread and pastries, and the Public Prosecution requested a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the samples in order to find out the addition of the potassium bromate compound included in the Harmonized System for Classifying and Classifying Goods.
The Public Prosecutor, Seddiq Al-Sour, directed to initiate investigation procedures against those who are outside the system of legislation aimed at the safety of what is offered from food, and to take measures to oblige the employer to ensure the procedures of medical examinations and examinations for workers, to ensure their health safety and that they are free from infectious diseases.
Al-Sour stressed that the legal requirements must be met for foreign workers to enter the country, reside and work, including confirmation of the extent to which employers observe labor and social security legislation.