Decree No. 18 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating the sanitary regulation on transport, storage and processing of the foodstuffs. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety Processing/handling Transport/storage Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Abstract This sanitary regulation applies to the transport, storage and processing of foodstuffs and raw alimentary materials, and to sanitary and hygienic requirements set thereto. The sanitary regulation shall be implemented by means of manufacturing inspections, which shall control: (a) compliance with technical requirements, norms and regulations; (b) laboratory testing; (c) proper certification; (d) substantiation of product safety for human beings and the environment; (e) registration and accountab Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru