National Food Agency: Georgian Ice-Cream Is Free of Pathogenic Microorganisms

The National Food Agency (NFA) has examined various types of Georgian ice cream on the consumer market and assessed that none of them is contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms.

The Agency reports that the laboratory research was conducted on 105 samples of 21 types of ice cream of various business operators of Georgia and the results revealed that they are not contaminated or harmful for health.

"Listeria monocytogenesis is a pathogenic microorganism that creates a significant threat to the lives and health of children and pregnant women. Salmonella is a group of bacteria that causes typhoid diseases and acute gastroenterocolitis,” the NFA says, adding that Georgian ice-cream does not contain any of these microorganisms.

By Thea Morrison