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Armen Poghosyan: Panic over Azerbaijani apples is caused by ignorance (video)

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The alarming reports of the past several days about the sale of Azerbaijani apples at Armenian sale points have caused a stir in the country. Immediately after receiving the information, the State Service for Food Safety (SSFS) of the Armenian Agriculture Ministry launched large-scale inspections at the market. SSPS inspectors prohibited sale of the apples across the country and ordered destruction of the batches of Azerbaijani apples. A1+ Company has talked to Armen Poghosyan, Chairman of Consumers' Association of Armenia, who the panic is caused by ignorance. “First, there are not such terms as Turkish tomatoes and Azerbaijani apples. Those apples were to be grown somewhere. Second, it is such phenomena cannot be excluded,” Mr Poghosyan said.