ArmInfo. Cognacs from Armenia and Georgia have been included in the Belarusian register of hazardous products. According to the State Standard, reviewed by a TASS correspondent, the import and circulation of two brands of this alcoholic beverage has been banned since October 31.
The Georgian 8-year-old cognac "Pogreb Shio" and the 7-year-old Armenian "Arame" do not comply with the technical regulations of the Customs Union.
The mass concentration of tannins in the Armenian and Georgian cognacs, while the standard is at least 0.3 g/dm3, was 0.16 g/dm3. and 0.12 g/dm3, respectively, "which implies that the product has been given the appearance and certain properties of a certain type of product, but it cannot be identified as the product it is claimed to be." The bans are related to the product's non-compliance with Customs Union regulations regarding microbiological parameters, food additives, and the composition of cosmetic products.
