Contaminated chicken sold in major food stores in Armenia

00:31, April 1, 2015

Marine Madatyan

Despite tests in 2013 showing excessive hormones in imported chicken, government meat inspectors in Armenia appear to inadequately test meat coming into the country.

In early 2013, Arm, the State Service for Food Safety (SSFS) of the Ministry of Agriculture found that chickens sold under the Sadia and Frangosul brand names contained several thousand times the legal limit of the male hormone testosterone.

The chickens were exported to Armenia by the Brazilian companies BRF S.A. (formerly BRF-Brasil Foods S.A.) and Doux Frangosul S.A. Agro Avicola Industrial. When the meat was tested for bacteria, antibiotics and hormones that February, the Armenian testing firm Standard Dialog Ltd. found the massive amounts of testosterone.  Read more... (686 words)

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