Prime Minister Rumen Radev is dismissing the Executive Director of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Dr. Angel Mavrovski. The decision takes effect today and comes at the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture, Plamen Abrovski.

According to Dr. Mavrovski, the dismissal order was issued on Council of Ministers letterhead, but the document he received lacks a signature and a stamp. According to him, this raises further questions about the way his removal is being handled.

Dr. Angel Mavrovski was appointed Executive Director of the agency at the end of February by the caretaker government. In recent months, his name has been linked to a series of inspections and serious revelations regarding illegal slaughterhouses, closed meat processing plants, and the destruction of tons of produce due to non-compliance with legal food safety requirements.