Armenian dairy-makers obliged to indicate milk powder presence in
products
YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA/. Armenian government decided Thursday to
tighten requirements to dairy industry, obliging dairy-makers to
indicate the fact of using milk powder on labels.
Agriculture Minister Gerasim Alaverdyan said that replacement of fresh
milk with more cheap powder became commonplace amid the economic
recession.
He said that world prices for milk powder plunged recently.
That is why this product is being imported in Armenia in large volumes.
In particular, 898 tons of milk powder were brought to Armenia in the
first half of 2009 against 416 tons imported at the same period a year
earlier.
Alaverdyan said that economy entities prefer to use milk powder,
causing reduction in fresh milk output. M.V.-0—