Паст инфо

Let us remind that the Commission revealed earlier meet products of different companies on the spots of retail trade, which were not compatible with the requirements of the RA Constitution. Particularly, the ‘Moskovskaya’ type of smoked sausage production of the ‘Bari samaratsi’ company did not contain the production date on the package. The same problem was detected at the products of the companies “A. Bilyan”, “Atenq”, “Geghard meet factory”, “Marila”, “Yeremka”, “Gamjalyan brothers”, “Erebouni astgh”, “Jrvezh meet factory”, “Mush” and “Ararat” production cooperative.

 

Improper labeling by the indicated companies was a violation of the law, which could deceive the consumer, and is a demonstration of unfair competition by producers. In the light of indicated violations they were fined by AMD 500 thousand each by the decisions of the SCPEC made on the session of April 18, 2011. Moreover, they were forced to remove the indicated products from the circulation in the market and exclude further violations of the law.

 

However, it appears that no order has been established neither in the Armenian nor in the foreign sausages markets yet. We think that it is clear to everyone that the current disgraceful situation in the sausages market in the RA is the result of the inaction of the State Food Safety Inspectorate of the RA Ministry of Agriculture, as well as official ignorance of the present violations, what, of course, results in suspicion, that the inaction is conditioned with corruption. Let us highlight that the mentioned violations connected with labeling are only the tiny part of violations that are existent in the sausages market. There are more serious violations that threaten the health of the consumers, such as the sausages composition. We do not talk about the possibility of the presence of buffalo meet imported from abroad in them, which also exists, but about nitrates, various food additives, as well as the use of genetically modified soya.