Cheese products Inspection in Lanchkhuti

The suitability of cheese was monitored in Lanchkhuti by the Georgian Rural Council by suwithin the framework of the fourth phase (ENPARD IV) of the European Union "European Neighborhood Program for Agriculture and Rural Development" (ENPARD - Georgia), as well as the project "Increased Agricultural Economic practices and consumer awareness" within the framework. 

The Georgian Rural Council purchased cheese samples and ensured laboratory testing. We bought 5 types of cheese at various shops and markets in Lanchkhuti and submitted it to the State Laboratory of Agriculture in the city of Kutaisi. 2 samples of factory-made cheese produced in Georgia and 3 samples made in local farms were purchased.

The National Food Agency controls the fulfillment of the requirements of the regulation "On milk and milk products". However, it manages to check only a few dozen samples of cheese per year, which is a small number for monitoring the whole country's trade network. Cheese is an essential part of the food. That is why it is very important to check its cleanliness. So, depending on the urgency of the issue, we purchased and checked the cheese.

List of tested samples:

Product name: Imerian cheese, unlabeled
Manufacturer: Rusudan Kunchulia, Lanchkhuti Municipality, Shukhuti
Release/Expiration Date: Not specified
Place of purchase: Lanchkhuti, "Imereti" market. Document of purchase (GEO)
Research result: no coliform bacteria were found. Salmonella did not appear. Analysis answer (GEO)

Product name: Imerian cheese, unlabeled
Producer: Lamara Tonagoniani, 18 Ebralidze St., Lanchkhuti.
Release/Expiration Date: Not specified
Place of purchase: Lanchkhuti, "Imereti" market. Document of purchase (GEO)
Research result: no coliform bacteria were found. Salmonella was not found. Analysis answer (GEO)

Product name: Imerian cheese, unlabeled
Manufacturer: Geront Pataraia, Lanchkhuti, Chibati
Release/Expiration Date: Not specified
Place of purchase: Lanchkhuti, farm in Chibati. Document of purchase (GEO)
Research result: coliform bacteria were found. Coagulase was found. Analysis answer (GEO)

Product name: Imeruli cheese, "Caesar cheese" - labeled.
Manufacturing company/country: LLC "Cesari Dairy Products Company", address: Tsalka, village, Georgia. Sacradian.
Date of issue/expiration: 02.09.2023. Shelf life 45 days.
Place of purchase: two steps store, Lanchkhuti. Document of purchase (GEO)
Research result: Research result: No coliform bacteria were found. Salmonella was not found. Analysis answer (GEO)

Product name: Imeruli cheese, "Imerula" - labeled.
Manufacturing company/country: "Imerula" LLC, address: 186 Tsereteli str., Kutaisi, Georgia
Release/expiry date: 17.09.2023 – 25.10.2023
Place of purchase: Natia Kiladze store, Lanchkhuti, Jordanias 122. Document of purchase (GEO)
Research result: Research result: No coliform bacteria were found. Coagulase was found in acceptable amounts. Analysis answer

Letters were sent to the relevant entrepreneur and the National Food Agency.