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purchased at Yerevan-City supermarket, and after due notice by the State Service, the entire batch of this product was withdrawn from the supermarket.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). -0-
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