Today, Azerbaijan
Jan 8 2010

Armenian-labeled children’s sweets found in Azerbaijan

08 January 2010 [14:26] – Today.Az

Children’s sweets with Armenian label have been revealed on sale in Azerbaijan.

According to Azerbaijan’s laws "On State language" and "On Food", all
goods imported to Azerbaijan must have labels both in foreign and
Azerbaijani language.

However, owners of some sales outlets ignore requirements of domestic
legislation and sell food with a foreign label, in particular,
Armenian.

Spokesperson for Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Standardization,
Metrology and Patents Fazil Talibli confirmed sale of Armenian-labeled
foods in the country.

"Recently, officers of the State Committee for Standardization,
Metrology and Patents conducted a monitoring among a number of
business entities engaged in import and sale of food products in
Ganja,’ Talibli said.

`The monitoring revealed serious shortcomings. Some trading facilities
put on sale New Year’s gifts with no certificate of conformity,’ he
added.

Apart from this, labeling on these products was not stated in the
official language, which is a violation of the law on "On State
language". Our employees also revealed sale of children’s sweets with
the Armenian label,’ he noted.

Talibli said that the owners of these facilities were handed over
claim letters to withdraw these goods from the sale.

Day.Az

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