A company operating in Chisinau faces a fine of up to 10,000 lei for putting up for sale iodized salt made in Romania that contained a smaller amount of potassium iodide than the one declared by the producer. The company was visited by inspectors of the Consumer Protection Agency following a complaint from a consumer.

According to the lab tests report, the salt didn’t meet the physicochemical indicators. The norm is 25.0 – 35.0 mg/kg of iodine, but the salt contained 6.3 mg/kg.

Contacted by phone by IPN, director of the Chisinau Public Health Center Luminita Suveica said Moldova is located in an endemic zone where a large quantity of iodine needs to be consumed for the prophylaxis of thyroid disorders. The surplus of iodine from salt cannot cause harm as the human body takes in not much of this iodine.

The deficit of iodine can worsen the state of health of those who suffer from iodine deficiency or those who have thyroid problems.