Changing attitude about working in the shadows

Feb 12, 2004
By Aleksei Gunter

TALLINN - When Rapla county food inspectors warned a private entrepreneur about the necessity of getting a food production permit for his tiny meat-processing workshop last year, the man did not seem to care. Why bother with the red tape if it affects the bottom line, he reasoned. But last week, after receiving information about suspicious meat products ending up in a local shop, the inspectors took more forceful action and raided the underground workshop.What they saw was enough to make their s ...

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