Corruption probe raises questions over Ukrainian feed imports to Moldova
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Will the allegations of corruption affect imports of Ukrainian compound feed into Moldova?

The searches and the detention of an official at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Industry (MAIA) are related to Order No. 263 dated June 18, 26, signed by the Director General of the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) Radu Mustiață. According to information on the agency’s website, the order remains in effect and has not been revoked.
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According to the document, the import of animal feed into Moldova from two Ukrainian companies—Kosh 2 LLC (Odessa region) and Letychivskyi kombikormovyi zavod (Khmelnytskyi region)—is permitted.

Logos Press previously reported that, according to evidence gathered by the National Anti-Corruption Center (NAC) and the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, a representative of a certain company gave money to a MAIA state secretary to influence officials at ANSA. The goal was to reinstate the permit to import animal feed from Ukraine. ANSA had previously suspended the import procedure due to violations identified during the agency’s inspections.

Based on the above, some serious questions arise. Does the suspicion of corruption call into question the legality of resuming shipments of Ukrainian compound feed to the Moldovan market? Will an investigation be conducted into the validity of ANSA’s aforementioned order?

Operators in Moldova’s livestock industry, speaking on condition of anonymity in comments to Logos Press, expressed doubts about the strict factual basis for ANSA’s previous decision—which, as it turned out, a temporary ban on imports of Ukrainian compound feed, which is “high-quality and cheaper.”


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