YEREVAN. – Georgian phytosanitary experts banned Armenian potatoes by mistake, said representative of the state service on food safety.

Arthur Nikoyan said representatives of the service had visited Georgia and met with the leadership of national food service of the country.

“It was revealed that the inspectors who carried out phytosanitary control, are working for the Committee on State Revenue. Due to low level of awareness, the samples with negative results were taken not from Armenian cargo,” he told reporters on Friday.

According to the agreement, the Armenian inspectors will be able to recheck analyzes of Georgian colleagues in case of discrepancies. A joint sampling and analysis will be organized.

The representative of the state service on food safety said the returned potatoes are being sold in Armenia. The potatoes export from Armenia to Georgia continues every day, and this year, the export will be tripled.

Georgian phytosanitary experts have recently banned a 500-ton batch of potatoes from Armenia.