Vita Calls on Minister to Publish Test Results

Vita Factory has issued a response following statements by acting Minister of Agriculture Armend Muja regarding samples of dairy products.

According to the company, during today’s press conference, Muja addressed several issues for which data can easily be obtained from Kosovo Customs, the Tax Administration of Kosovo and the Kosovo Food and Veterinary Agency (KFVA). Vita claims that the minister merely summarized this information without revealing anything new.

The response emphasizes that, despite repeated promises, the minister did not publish the sample test results, which the company had expected to be made public today.

Vita says it is confident that all its products are labeled in accordance with legal provisions. The company is calling on the Ministry and the KFVA to publish the test results, saying they have not been provided to it for 33 days and that the institutions are now in violation of the law.

“We call on the Ministry and the KFVA to publish the test results immediately,” the response states.

Regarding other claims, which Vita describes as defamatory, about its water supply and number of employees, the company has called on the minister to first consult the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning. According to Vita, the factory holds a water permit and has a wastewater treatment plant.

As for the number of employees, Vita has asked for the data to be verified with the Tax Administration of Kosovo, where, according to the company, its employees have been declared. The response also clarifies that the company’s official name is Abrazen LLC.

The factory guarantees that all products under the “VITA” brand are made entirely from fresh milk supplied by Kosovar farmers, while expressing pride in its position as a leader in the dairy industry.

Vita has called on the acting minister to stop what the company describes as defamatory statements, to properly inform himself before holding press conferences and not to present manipulated data in a tendentious manner, arguing that this approach is strengthening imports.

Concluding its response, the company addressed the minister with the message: “Minister, love your own.”

During a press conference held today, acting Minister of Agriculture Armend Muja presented the results of inspections conducted by the Food and Veterinary Agency over the past three months at several dairies in the country.