Tweet
EXPERT: STATE INSPECTION DETECTED HORSE MEAT AND MEAT OF DEAD ANIMALS IN THE MEAT MARKET OF ARMENIA
/ARKA/
DECEMBER 26, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, December 26. /ARKA/. In the meat markets of Armenia after
a number of inspections, horse meat and meat of dead animals was
detected, said on Monday press-secretary of State Food Security
Service of Agriculture Ministry of Armenia Babken Pipoyan.
"We received complaints fr om the citizens and journalists that in
the markets of Yerevan meat is sold in anti-sanitary conditions,
without permission and relevant license", he said.
Horse meat and meat of dead animals was detected in central markets of
Yerevan (Komitas market and market near trade center Tashir), "after
which they were penalized by a fine amounting 400 thousand drams".
"A person should know what meat he is buying and be confident in the
security of the given product. In the result of our observations and
inspections we detected a lot of violations, and fined in the amount
of 2 million drams", he said.
Pipoyan said that inspections were implemented in the shops wh ere
products by discounts were sold.
"We tried to detect whether discounts in the shops are related to New
Year actions or the goods are overdue. In the result of the inspection,
fortunately overdue products were not detected", said Pipoyan.
He also said that the low cost of imported frozen meat products is
not surprising as cost price of these products in producing countries
is also low.
/ARKA/
DECEMBER 26, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, December 26. /ARKA/. In the meat markets of Armenia after
a number of inspections, horse meat and meat of dead animals was
detected, said on Monday press-secretary of State Food Security
Service of Agriculture Ministry of Armenia Babken Pipoyan.
"We received complaints fr om the citizens and journalists that in
the markets of Yerevan meat is sold in anti-sanitary conditions,
without permission and relevant license", he said.
Horse meat and meat of dead animals was detected in central markets of
Yerevan (Komitas market and market near trade center Tashir), "after
which they were penalized by a fine amounting 400 thousand drams".
"A person should know what meat he is buying and be confident in the
security of the given product. In the result of our observations and
inspections we detected a lot of violations, and fined in the amount
of 2 million drams", he said.
Pipoyan said that inspections were implemented in the shops wh ere
products by discounts were sold.
"We tried to detect whether discounts in the shops are related to New
Year actions or the goods are overdue. In the result of the inspection,
fortunately overdue products were not detected", said Pipoyan.
He also said that the low cost of imported frozen meat products is
not surprising as cost price of these products in producing countries
is also low.