However, Fevipan, the group representing Venezuelan bakers, denies the accusations and argues that the government has failed to ensure bakeries are sufficiently stocked.
Already this week, the government has arrested four bakers for making illegal brownies and pastries with flour it says must be designated for savoury bread products, according to Reuters reports.
The government claims that bakers are breaking the rule to make more expensive sweet products, such as croissants and brownies, and thereby giving their profits a rise.
President Nicolas Maduro`s socialist government has accused bakers of causing bread shortages and vowed to crack down on those who defy its regulations on production after citizens have been going hungry.
The Venezuelan government has threatened to take over bakeries which don`t comply with new bread laws imposed to tackle the country`s food shortage.
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