Decree No. 13 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating Veterinary and Sanitary Regulation on manufacturing of fish products. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Fish products Processing/handling Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Abstract This Decree sets forth mandatory requirements for production lines and processing premises for manufacturing of fish products. The aforesaid requirements shall be applicable to legal persons and individual entrepreneurs carrying out manufacturing fish products. Flows of raw materials, ready food and waste shall not intersect on processing premises. The presence of production lines for the manufacturing of animal feed and technical product on the territory of foodstuffs production premises shall be prohibited. Incoming fish shall be subject to visual examination for the purpose of identification of recognizable pests or fish diseases, and in case of identification, shall be rendered harmless before processing. Technological processes and equipment shall ensure manufacturing of qualitative and safe fish products. Full text Russian Website mshp.minsk.by