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Decree No. 16 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Sanitary rules, regulations and hygienic requirements “Requirements for consumption of foodstuffs and energetic value for various groups of the population of the Republic of Belarus.”

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food security Policy/planning Nutrition Processing/handling
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Abstract

The scope of this Decree shall be to serve as guidelines for planning of manufacturing and consumption of foodstuffs, assessment of food reserves, planning feeding of the population, elaboration of average daily consumption of foodstuffs and assessment of actual nutrition of the population. It contains nutritional standards, optimal balance of fats, proteins and carbohydrates in daily dietary values for different population groups. The Decree classifies the national population in 5 groups. Annex 1 contains tables of indices of nutritional values and food rations for different population groups.

Full text
Russian
Website
mshp.minsk.by

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Decree No. 180 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Sanitary rules and regulations “Requirements for nutrition of the population: rates of physiological need of energy and nutrient materials for different groups of the population”.

Legislation | Belarus | 2012

Keyword: Food security, Policy/planning, Nutrition, Breastfeeding/infant food, Processing/handling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX