Food authority tests produce after fireworks blast

The Food Safety and Security Authority activated its response procedures following the previous day’s explosion near Naxxar. Officials began inspections, sampling and risk assessments to determine whether debris, burned material or other contaminants had affected surrounding farmland, food or animal feed. The authority said monitoring would continue for as long as necessary and that precautionary action would follow the evidence. The intervention addressed concerns among nearby farmers and consumers after blast material was scattered across a wide agricultural area.