News about Safety

The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) has detected and destroyed a 25-ton shipment of imported rice harmful to the health of consumers.

The Republic of Moldova produces only four of the seven basic products, making it dependent on food imports.

Pentagon officials threatened the Vatican at a private meeting in January, according to the US magazine The New Republic.

Modern entrepreneurs and investors face a long list of challenges, but one of the most unpredictable and difficult to control is the issue of fraud committed by business partners and/or employees. With the development of technology, widespread digitalisation and now artificial intelligence, preventing and investigating corporate fraud requires measures and actions that are far more effective than they were 10–15 years ago. Of course, this problem may not be acute in every business, but such an understanding may be mistaken, as it is based solely on known and, possibly, incomplete information. Many cases of fraud are skilfully concealed and remain undiscovered.

Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto has presented an unusual solution to improve road safety – but this time not for cars, but for bicycles. The company has developed an innovative bicycle bell capable of attracting the attention of pedestrians even with active noise-canceling headphones.

The two vessels were the first to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a cease-fire.

More than 20 hours a week on the computer? You should see a doctor! Since April, a new regulation on medical examinations for employees exposed to occupational risks has been in force.

At the Cabinet of Ministers meeting on April 8, the National Crisis Management Center (CNMC) presented a detailed analysis of state measures to protect Moldova’s energy security and explained why the state of emergency cannot be lifted for the Easter holidays.

This spring weather risks are working like clockwork, i.e. strictly according to the schedule. At the usual time the wind blew. In the next 24 hours meteorologists promise night and morning frosts, which for the last five years have been regularly observed at the end of the first and beginning of the last decade of April. The MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry and private companies have already issued recommendations to farmers on what to do to reduce the risk of fruit crop losses.

Acts on accidents at work with temporary loss of working capacity, which are completed by the employer and the State Labor Inspectorate, will be combined into one form.

Products traditionally considered healthy do not always live up to the image either. The National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) informs the public about the detention and return to the manufacturer of a batch of imported pumpkin seeds weighing a total of 15 tons. The product posed a health risk to consumers.

Albania is put on alert after the US embassy in Tirana warned of possible threats related to the Tehran regime. Meanwhile, Bulgaria confirmed that it had received a warning from Iran over the use of airports by the U.S. military.

The PROGRESS project – “Promoting Green Deal Readiness in Eastern Partnership countries” – was launched in Moldova. The project is funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Government and implemented by GIZ Moldova in partnership with a number of business associations in Moldova.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called an emergency meeting of the defense council after a conversation with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Logos Press reports, citing RBC.

Quantum computers capable of hacking the bitcoin blockchain do not currently exist. However, developers are already considering a wave of updates to create a defense against the potential threat, and it is justified because the threat is no longer hypothetical.

With the outbreak of war in Iran, the gas market has entered a phase of uncertainty and sharp price increases, which makes building gas reserves for winter problematic for many countries, including Moldova.

In March, global food prices rose significantly. The main drivers of the rise in prices were high energy prices and a sharp increase in the cost of freight transportation, provoked by the military conflict in the Middle East. As a result, the average value of the Food Price Index (FPI) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) increased by 2.4% compared to February.

After the “dirty story” with the Dniester, only some freshwater fish species can be considered relatively safe to buy on the Moldovan food market: carp, crucian carp and fathead carp, which in the vast majority of cases are raised in “standing water” – lakes and ponds.

The authorities summarize two years of operation of the electronic prescription system (e-Rețeta) for reimbursed medicines and medical devices. The system was launched on April 1, 2024 and has since become a central tool in the process of providing patients with reimbursed medicines. The National Health Insurance Company (CNAM) also believes that it has significantly increased transparency in the use of public funds.

Moldova is becoming increasingly involved in the European security architecture, including practical support to its partners. According to President Maia Sandu, Moldova is not only a recipient of European assistance, but also an active participant in cooperation.