Artak Shaboyan: Armenian cheese producers use dried milk and forbidden sodaDecember 3, 2010 - 17:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the RA State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) Artak Shaboyan said that some Armenian cheese producers use dried milk for its production, while there is sign about it on none of cheese labels. Besides, an expertise showed that soda is also used for cheese production, which is forbidden, according to relevant decision and established standards of the Armenian government, Shaboyan told journalists. “The SCPEC will submit the results of the expertise to the RA Ministry of Agriculture for further studies and decisions,” Shaboyan said, but refrained from naming the company, which uses the forbidden product for cheese production. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Atom Egoyan film coming to Golden Apricot Yerevan Festival Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s latest film, Seven Veils, is the opening film at GAIFF 2024. Armenia denies more of Azerbaijan’s ceasefire violations Yerevan has denied statements from Baku accusing the Armenian army of violating the ceasefire on the border with Azerbaijan. Israel warns of “serious consequences” after Armenia recognizes Palestine Dmitry Gendelman said the move will have “serious long-term consequences” for Israel-Armenia relations. French envoy travels to Armenia’s Syunik French ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decottignies visited the town of Goris in the country’s southern Syunik province. |