Armenia

Competent authorities

Name of authority:
Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia
Mandate/competence:
The web-site of the Ministry is www.mineconomy.am

Name of authority:
Food Safety Inspection Body under the Government of the Republic of Armenia
Mandate/competence:
Food Safety Inspection Body under the Government of the Republic of Armenia provides state regulation in food safety and conformity assessment, veterinary and phytosanitary. In cases, stipulated by the RA legislation, the Body implements also control functions and imposes responsible measures on behalf of the Republic of Armenia. The web-site of the Body is www.snund.am.

Name of authority:
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia
Mandate/competence:
The web-site of the Ministry is www.moh.am

INFOSAN Emergency Contact Point

Food safety and consumer protection – laws and regulations

The current list of legislation, related to food safety and consumer protection in each country, is extracted from FAO's database on Food Legislation FAOLEX. While FAOLEX makes every effort to serve as a high quality, reliable source of information, no guarantee is given that the information provided in FAOLEX is correct, complete, and up-to-date.

The national Codex programme

National Codex consultative mechanism

Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex

Risk Assessments and Scientific Data

National bodies providing risk assessment and scientific advice

Risk assessment, risk profiles, scientific opinions

Official Laboratories

Official Laboratory:
“Republican Veterinary-Sanitary and Phytosanitary Laboratory Services Center” State non-commercial organization of the Food Safety Inspection Body under the Government of the Republic of Armenia
Official Competence:
Scope of competence:
• diagnostics of animal diseases (including birds, fur-bearing beasts, fishes and bees),
• expertise of animal origin food and raw materials,
• seromonitoring,
• identification of plant quarantine organisms, diseases and weeds in the territory of the Republic of Armenia,
• veterinary-sanitary expertise of animal and plant origin food,
• diagnostics of animal diseases with laboratory and other methods,
• bacteriological, serological, toxicological and parasitological investigations,
• cattle clinical examination and investigation
• laboratory expertise of plants, plant protection products, animal and plant origin products, regulated articles imported and exported by legal entities and physical persons.
“Republican Veterinary-Sanitary and Phytosanitary Laboratory Services Center” is reference laboratory for diagnostics of animal diseases (including birds, fur-bearing beasts, fishes and bees), infections and monitoring processes.

Official Laboratory:
“Food Safety Risk Assessment and Analysis Scientific Center” State non-commercial organization
Official Competence:

Official Laboratory:
“Reference laboratory center” of “National Center for Diseases Control and Prevention” State non-commercial organization of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia
Official Competence:
Carries out, within the scope of its competence, official laboratory investigations (pesticides, chemicals, microbiological, parasitological, virological, toxicological).

Official Laboratory:
Central Analytical Testing Laboratory of the Center for Ecological Noosphere Studies of the National Academy of Sciences
Official Competence:
Laboratory provides a wide range of analyses including spectral, physicochemical, conducts analyses of water, soil, plant, ore, dust and food. It has expertise in analyzing for heavy metals (metalloids), macro components, physical and chemical indices, radioactivity, pesticides, ions, organic compounds, etc.

Official Laboratory:
“Standard Dialog” Ltd.
Official Competence:

Surveillance of foodborne diseases and monitoring of food contamination

National surveillance systems – foodborne disease in humans

National monitoring systems – foodborne hazards in the food chain