Adulterated weights and lack of hygiene in a Havana bakery

An inspection carried out by the provincial government of Havana in a bakery detected the violation of the standard in the production of standardized 80 gram bread.

As reported inFacebook the Dip Communicator user, in the control action carried out at the El Mañana Bakery, located on the Carretera Vieja de Guanabacoa, in the municipality of the same name, all the verification weighings that were carried out were out of range, since their weights ranged between 350 and 370 grams, when they should have reached 400 grams.

In addition, it was found that sanitary and hygienic measures were not complied with in the handling of the equipment used in the production of the product.

The note specifies that those responsible were notified, by virtue of Decree 30/21, which establishes the sanctions for skipping the prices set by the State, and Resolution 87/22, issued by the Governor of Havana, on the issue of hygiene.

These types of irregularities have occurred for a long time in Cuban bakeries, but they have worsened with the current crisis.

At the end of April, Havana authorities detected that the Arango bakery, in Guanabacoa,He sold the loaves weighing less than half the regulated weight.

According to Carlos Valdés Pérez, inspector of the Municipal Inspection Directorate (DIM), each unit had "40 grams or less, on average."

"The corresponding weighings were carried out and the 13 weighed were underweight, less than 200 grams, only three that weighed 200, when they should weigh 400 grams, that is a violation of regulations," he commented.

The inspection detected a 25 kilogram surplus of flour, supposedly left over from the day's production, thanks to the underweight breads. Cash that did not correspond to the sales was also found.

In January, the Pinar del Río Inspection Directorate appliedfines and sanctions at the La Malta bakery in that city, after detecting breads with fewer grams than what was stipulated.

"Low-weight bread of 400 grams is detected, of five samples only 300 or 200 grams less. Corresponding measures and fines are applied," that institution reported on its Facebook profile, with photos of the aforementioned low-weight breads.

The post unleashed discomfort among users, who assured that this situation spreads throughout the country.

"But that's how they are in all the bakeries and in all the places. A lot of theft and impudence towards the people," said an Internet user.