FOOD SAFETY WEBSITE TO BE DEVELOPED IN ARMENIA
ARKA
Feb 13, 2009
YEREVAN, February 13. /ARKA/. A specialized website on food safety
will be launched in Armenia soon, reported Abgar Yegoyan, chairman
of the Protection of Consumers Rights NGO.
The organization is carrying out a relevant survey and is now
negotiating with the RA Ministry of Agriculture and authorized agencies
that have approved of the project.
The website will contain information about certificates issued buy
the country’s competent authorities, as well as the latest results
of laboratory research and expert appraisals.
Data on all shops that have been examined by the Metrological
Institute, RA Ministry of Economy, will be available on the website.
"Consumers can easily find goods that have undergone necessary
examination and received inspection certification, as well as inform
about food safety violations," Yegoyan said, adding a roundtable with
participation of inspections, expert laboratories and other examining
bodies will take place in March.