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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |