Bulgaria Bans Dangerous Turkey Cement

The Bulgarian Association of Cement Industry (BACI) announced Thursday it was going to complain to the European Commission over Turkish imports of cement. File photo

Bulgaria's State Agency for Meteorological and Technical Surveillance (SAMTS) has banned the sale of the dangerous Turkish cement.

The Bulgarian Economy Ministry has announced Friday that SAMTS has issued an order to stop the distribution of the cement that contains hexavalent chromium.

The chemical is dangerous for human health, thus, making the cement inappropriate to use.

The Bulgarian Association of Cement Industry (BACI) announced Thursday it was going to complain to the European Commission over Turkish imports of cement.

The complaint will be directed against the Bulgarian state over its failure to obey EU legislation by allowing the imports of the Turkish-made cement.

The dangerous Turkish cement has been imported to Bulgaria with fake documentation certifying that it was safe, BACI's Chair, Aleksander Kar said Friday.

BACI declared that the whole situation with the import of Turkish cement was criminal, and that the Interior Ministry and the National Security Agency were "interested" in investigating it.

The Economy Ministry said that all accusations that the state had not done anything to prevent the sale of the dangerous cement, are not true.

 

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