translated from Spanish: Junaeb officials question suppliers’ internal oversight processes

The Junaeb Officials Association (AFAEB) questioned the agency’s audit capacity to its suppliers. This, after a Comptroller’s report revealed a number of irregularities related to the feeding program, including lack of maintenance on the cold line, risk of contamination, storage problems and non-compliance observation of fruits and vegetables, among others. In addition, it was found that Junaeb has not charged more than $14 billion in fines to its suppliers. The president of the Officers’ Association, Carolina Pizarro, noted that the administrative measures that the agency can implement will be insufficient if the powers of the same officials to monitor are not strengthened. For his part, the director of Junaeb, Jaime Tohá, dismissed these criticisms and assured that a number of policies have been implemented aimed at strengthening the audit of his concessionaires. According to AFAEB data, the technical requirements for food safety are higher than the audit capacity of the institution, which has only 100 supervisors for 8,500 establishments across the country

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