Zhoghovurd: No laboratory testing for Roshen confectionery in Armenia

Roshen confectionery does not undergo laboratory testing in Armenia, Babken Pipoyan, head of Informed and Protected Consumer NGO, told Zhoghovurd, adding that Roshen candies are imported to Armenia with the respective documents attached to them. 

The paper reminds that Russia banned import of confectionery products made by Ukraine’s candy giant Roshen, with tests revealing presence of benzopyrene in Roshen candies. It is noteworthy that Roshen’s representative in Armenia is MegaFood Company which belongs to Aram Khachatryan, the cousin of State Revenue Committee chairman Gagik Khachatryan.