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ARMENIAN CHEESE BANNED IN USA WAS FOUND SAFE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN, September 24. / ARKA /. Armenia's State Food Safety Service,
an affiliation of the Ministry of Agriculture, said it had certified a
batch of Armenian cheese Lori, produced by a Gyumri-based company AMM
as safe before it was shipped to USA and banned there for consumption.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the Armenian cheese
appeared to have been contaminated. On September 13, the FDA published
a list of cheeses imported from 28 countries which a FDA examination
found to have microbiological contamination. It said the Armenian
Lori cheese contained E.Coli (Typical).
"The entire batch of 1000 kg of the cheese (N69-A), produced 15.05.2013
with a shelf life of 6 months before being exported to USA, the batch
was found to be safe and was given a certificate on June 18 based on
laboratory examination," the Armenian agency said.
It said the list of cheese found to be unsafe was published
September 13 and therefore the Armenian State Food Safety Service
is not responsible for its transportation and storage. The US
FDA had banned earlier the import of some Armenian soft drinks
and sweets because they contained coloring agents, which are
prohibited by U.S. law, but are legal in Armenia. -0- - See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenian_cheese_banned_in_usa_was_found_safe_in_ar menia_/#sthash.eQkC31vv.dpuf
YEREVAN, September 24. / ARKA /. Armenia's State Food Safety Service,
an affiliation of the Ministry of Agriculture, said it had certified a
batch of Armenian cheese Lori, produced by a Gyumri-based company AMM
as safe before it was shipped to USA and banned there for consumption.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the Armenian cheese
appeared to have been contaminated. On September 13, the FDA published
a list of cheeses imported from 28 countries which a FDA examination
found to have microbiological contamination. It said the Armenian
Lori cheese contained E.Coli (Typical).
"The entire batch of 1000 kg of the cheese (N69-A), produced 15.05.2013
with a shelf life of 6 months before being exported to USA, the batch
was found to be safe and was given a certificate on June 18 based on
laboratory examination," the Armenian agency said.
It said the list of cheese found to be unsafe was published
September 13 and therefore the Armenian State Food Safety Service
is not responsible for its transportation and storage. The US
FDA had banned earlier the import of some Armenian soft drinks
and sweets because they contained coloring agents, which are
prohibited by U.S. law, but are legal in Armenia. -0- - See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenian_cheese_banned_in_usa_was_found_safe_in_ar menia_/#sthash.eQkC31vv.dpuf