YEREVAN. – Sale of meat, which is not preserved in a refrigerator, is a violation of food safety norms, head of the State Service for Food Safety at the Armenian Ministry of Agriculture Babken Pipoyan told the journalists on Friday. 

However, he added that control on the meat market and fines led to no outcome. According to the sellers, consumers prefer fresh meat, which was not preserved in a fridge. If the pavilions selling meat with violations are not improved, consequences may turn out to be even dangerous. They will lead to selling meat in yards and streets. As a matter of fact, after fines and control, meat pavilions continue violations. Pipoyan advised consumers not to buy meat from such sellers who stand by the meat with a cigarette (and often unshaved).