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DANGEROUS GOAT MILK RECALLED FROM STORES
/ARKA/
November 4, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, November 4. / ARKA /. Babken Pipoyan, a spokesman for
the State Food Safety Service, an affiliation of the Ministry of
Agriculture, told journalists today that an Armenian company ArmFood
was told to halt production of goat milk after health authorities
found pathogenic bacteria in it.
According to reports in Armenian media, authorities found pathogenic
bacteria Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, in the goat milk
produced by ASB -Soft (a brand of ArmFood).
Babken Pipoyan said this product was immediately sent for examination
and the results confirmed the media reports. He said the person who
complained of pains after drinking the goat milk and raised actually
the alarm, was immediately hospitalized. He said inspectors of Food
Safety Service in the capital and the regions were told to order the
withdrawal of the product from stores.
According to him, the bottle of goat milk was purchased at Yerevan-City
supermarket, and after due notice by the State Service, the entire
batch of this product was withdrawn from the supermarket.
Pipoyan said the experts are examining the plant of the company to
identify the reasons for the presence of bacteria in pasteurized milk.
According to him, under the law this violation entails a fine ranging
from 100,000 to 300,000 drams.
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, some 2,250
people were affected in January-September this year by toxic food
infections, an 18.6% rise from a year before. ($1 - 378.09 AMD).
/ARKA/
November 4, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, November 4. / ARKA /. Babken Pipoyan, a spokesman for
the State Food Safety Service, an affiliation of the Ministry of
Agriculture, told journalists today that an Armenian company ArmFood
was told to halt production of goat milk after health authorities
found pathogenic bacteria in it.
According to reports in Armenian media, authorities found pathogenic
bacteria Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, in the goat milk
produced by ASB -Soft (a brand of ArmFood).
Babken Pipoyan said this product was immediately sent for examination
and the results confirmed the media reports. He said the person who
complained of pains after drinking the goat milk and raised actually
the alarm, was immediately hospitalized. He said inspectors of Food
Safety Service in the capital and the regions were told to order the
withdrawal of the product from stores.
According to him, the bottle of goat milk was purchased at Yerevan-City
supermarket, and after due notice by the State Service, the entire
batch of this product was withdrawn from the supermarket.
Pipoyan said the experts are examining the plant of the company to
identify the reasons for the presence of bacteria in pasteurized milk.
According to him, under the law this violation entails a fine ranging
from 100,000 to 300,000 drams.
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, some 2,250
people were affected in January-September this year by toxic food
infections, an 18.6% rise from a year before. ($1 - 378.09 AMD).