Most of dairy companies in Armenia produce shoddy sour milk
13.02.2018,
12:12
Armenia’s state food safety agency has monitored the country’s sour milk market and found out major problems, the regulator’s press office reported on Tuesday.
YEREVAN, February 13. /ARKA/. Armenia’s state food safety agency has monitored the country’s sour milk market and found out major problems, the regulator’s press office reported on Tuesday.
Remarkable is that a media resource has done the same and released the results of its study to public yet one week before. It has become known after a laboratory examination that only three of the ten examined samples showed conformity with the set standards, while the other seven were not fit for consumption – vegetable oil, coli bacilli and excessive content of yeast fungi were found there.
The state agency said Tuesday in its press release that it has inspected the companies which produce shoddy sour milk.
According to the press release, the regulator has toured Chanakh, Dustr Marianna, Echmiadzin Kat, Tamara, Bonila, Arzni Kat and Pargev and found out a number of problems usual at almost all producers.
In particular, Chanakh faced problems in organization of rough materials processing – 150 kilograms of sour milk made in a clear breach of technical standards have been found there. This batch of sour milk has been destroyed.
Dustr Marianna had problems with purchase of raw materials and improper paperwork in production process.
The same problems were found out at Tamara, Echmiadzin Kat and Pargev.
Arzni Kat uses the rough materials of its own farm, which significantly lessens risks, but despite that, the company had improper paperwork.
Faults have been found at Bonilat in rough materials purchase. Besides, coli bacilli have been seen in its products dated from February 5.
More than that – Bonilat-made sour milk has been announced dangerous. The production process has been ceased and appropriate recommendations have been made. .
The sour milk produced by Chanakh on February 6 was announced dangerous as well. --0---
Remarkable is that a media resource has done the same and released the results of its study to public yet one week before. It has become known after a laboratory examination that only three of the ten examined samples showed conformity with the set standards, while the other seven were not fit for consumption – vegetable oil, coli bacilli and excessive content of yeast fungi were found there.
The state agency said Tuesday in its press release that it has inspected the companies which produce shoddy sour milk.
According to the press release, the regulator has toured Chanakh, Dustr Marianna, Echmiadzin Kat, Tamara, Bonila, Arzni Kat and Pargev and found out a number of problems usual at almost all producers.
In particular, Chanakh faced problems in organization of rough materials processing – 150 kilograms of sour milk made in a clear breach of technical standards have been found there. This batch of sour milk has been destroyed.
Dustr Marianna had problems with purchase of raw materials and improper paperwork in production process.
The same problems were found out at Tamara, Echmiadzin Kat and Pargev.
Arzni Kat uses the rough materials of its own farm, which significantly lessens risks, but despite that, the company had improper paperwork.
Faults have been found at Bonilat in rough materials purchase. Besides, coli bacilli have been seen in its products dated from February 5.
More than that – Bonilat-made sour milk has been announced dangerous. The production process has been ceased and appropriate recommendations have been made. .
The sour milk produced by Chanakh on February 6 was announced dangerous as well. --0---
