23 May, Vitebsk /Diana Kurilo - BELTA/. Employers and trade unions of some enterprises in the Vitebsk region are paying insufficient attention to the conditions and cost of catering for their employees. This conclusion was reached by specialists of the Vitebsk Regional Committee for State Control after inspecting 11 catering facilities that provide hot meals to workers and employees at industrial enterprises in the region, as reported to BELTA by the control department. For example, in the canteen of OJSC "Vitebskiye Kovry", the catering markup increased from 25% to 45% in less than a year. Approximately one-fifth of the employees working during the maximum shift are catered for in this canteen. At the same time, in the canteen of the Vitebsk branch of RUP "Beltelecom", the catering markup is only 10%. In accordance with the collective agreement, the organization allocates funds for employee meals. The inspections also revealed a number of cases of exceeding the maximum retail markup for socially significant goods. Violations of trade regulations, sanitary norms and rules, the procedure for using weighing equipment, and accounting practices were identified in all catering facilities. In the canteens of OJSC "Vitebskiye Kovry" and OJSC "VZEP", semi-finished meat products with expired shelf lives were used for cooking. Furthermore, during the inspection of the canteen of OJSC "VZEP", violations of the rules for the free provision of milk or equivalent food products to employees working with hazardous substances were found. Throughout last year and the first quarter of the current year, employees exposed to inorganic lead compounds were not provided with pectin-containing products in addition to milk or dairy products. In total, about 50 people at the enterprise should be provided with pectin-containing products monthly. The issuance of such products was resumed only in April during the inspection. Based on the results of the inspections, 32 individuals were brought to administrative responsibility with fines totaling Br6.1 million, and 11 individuals were disciplined.