On 12 March 2013, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) signed a contract for the performance of veterinary controls along the Bulgarian-Turkish border with P.F.C. EOOD. By the end of 2018, the profit generated by the private company under the contract stood at BGN 27 million. The information has been obtained from the annual financial statements of P.F.C. EOOD, which are publicly available.
The case publicized by the media as the Golden Puddle captured strong public interest when it became known that P.F.C. EOOD had been awarded the contract for preventive disinfection of means of transport entering Bulgaria from Turkey without having any relevant prior experience. In fact, the company to which responsibility was delegated to protect Bulgaria from the risks arising from the complicated epizootic situation in Turkey at the time, was registered on 22 February 2013, only several days before it landed the contract for preventive disinfection.