Department of Food Products, Soil and Biological Origins Expertises

Toros Avetisyan

Toros Avetisyan
Head of Department

Born in 1965.

Education-Yerevan State University, department of radiophysics.

Specialization-radiophysicist, candidate of biological sciences.

Expert activity since 1997.

Co-author and author of numerous scientific articles and methodological manuals.

The main objective of food, soil and biological expertises department is to ensure the proper quality of the performed examinations according to the technical regulations and international standards existing in the Republic of Armenia.

Besides expert activity, the department performs scientific methodological, scientific research, scientific technical, scientific practical, scientific testing, analytical, scientific educational and other scientific works. During the three years of its activity the department published eight scientific articles and two scientific methodological works.

Main activities of the department are as follows:

Type of expertise: Food.
Code: 10
Subtypes of expertises:
10-01. Examination of meat and meat product;
10-02. Examination of fish and fish product;
10-03. Examination of milk and dairy;
10-04. Examination of bakery and confectionery;
10-05. Examination of honey;
10-06. Examination of nutritional oils and butter;
10-07. Examination of kitchen products (ready-made dishes);
10-08. Examination of allow alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks;
10-09. Examination of alcoholic drinks;
10-10. Examination of cereals and other bulk products;
10-11. Examination of concentrate and fragrant spices.

Type of expertise: Land and Biological
Code: 11
Subtypes of expertises:
11-01. Examination of land origins;
11-02. Examination of biological objects;
11-03. Examination of zoological objects.

The department realizes food, microbial, biological expertises of biological objects of plant (leaf, root, stem, grain, seeds, flour, sugar, etc.) and animal (animal hair, leather, fish-scale, bird plumes, silk, as well as honey, milk, dairy produce, meat, meat products) origin.

Their biological belonging is determined and corresponding complex examination is done.

The department also realizes soil expertises: layer subsidences of soil origin on objects are examined and compared with comparative and control samples taken from crime scene.

In soil
Research of objects of non-soil origin
Research of objects of vegetable origin
Research of spores and pollen
Research of minerals


Biological
Vegetable origin
Research of drug containing plants
Research of herbs
Research of poisonous mushrooms
Research of spores and pollen


Animal origin
Research of bird feathers
Research of fish scales
Research of natural leathers
Research of animal hair


Fibers and fabrics
Fine art canvas research
Carpet thread research
Identification of a whole in parts


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