The Prosecution of Albania has started investigating criminal charges against the two major flour importers companies in Albania. Both of these companies occupy about 40 percent of the market in Albania and import the flour from Kosovo.
The Prosecution has confirmed that it has registered the criminal proceeding for "Smuggling with other goods" and "Illegal production of articles and industrial and food goods".The National Food Agency in Albania (AKU) claims that the this was done intentionally with a view to obtaining material benefit, as low protein flour is bought at the cheapest price in Kosovo and sold in Albania at the highest price, usually used for bread production.
The National Food Authority in Albania (AKU) has blocked 35 tons of flour from the warehouses of these two companies after fraud suspicions of proteine level stated on the labe.