Control in bread market

In the framework of the control activities the State Service for Food Safety of MoA of RA (hereinafter referred as the Service) has initiated control activities in bread market  based on the current issues detected in bread production field, consumers’ appeals received by hotline as well as current risks’ analysis.

Control activities apply to all business operators engaged in bread production and have an ongoing nature. The aim of those activities is to exclude the marketing of bread, which doesn’t meet food safety requirements. The Service will undertake additional steps to improve bread market; in particular, sanitary passport system of bread transporting vehicles will be introduced in a short run.

Currently the Service carried out inspections in 24 bread production facilities in Yerevan and marzes and summarized the results of the inspections.  Legislative non compliances as well as violations of hygiene requirements, labeling, transportation and documentation were recorded. There were cases when employees have not had completed initial and periodic medical examination. Production processes of 21 business entities were suspended.

Suspensions

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Taking into account the request of the business operator according to which the production facility is in the process of reconstruction the inspection of “Hayr ev vordi Mihranyanner” LLC has been suspended until the 8^th of May.

Instructions were given and deadlines were defined in order to eliminate shortcomings. In the meantime, professional consultancy was provided to business operators to organize the production processes properly.

The Service advises all business operators to introduce HACCP system which will facilitate having preventive management system and reducing current risks. Note,  according to the schedule defined by the Decision №  827-N of 23 July, 2015 of RA Government business operators engaged in bread and pastry production should introduce HACCP system by 2018.