Decree No. 36 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2001 (2003) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety Nutrition Processing/handling Packaging/labelling Food additives Genetically modified organism (GMO) Registration Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Decree establishes hygienic safety requirements and nutritional value for foodstuffs and also sets compliance standards for the aforesaid requirements in the process of processing, import and trade of foodstuffs. This sanitary regulation shall be compulsory for individual entrepreneurs and legal persons, carrying out processing, import and trade of foodstuffs, and also for State Sanitary Inspection. Foodstuffs shall comply with the established sanitary, safety and hygienic requirements. Manufacturing and import of new foodstuffs shall be authorized exclusively after state registration thereof. Manufacturing of foodstuffs shall be certified by the manufacturer through the issuance of food quality and food safety certificate that shall not be required for foodstuffs destined for public catering. Import, use and trade of alimentary raw materials not containing information related to application of pesticides during processing thereof shall not be authorized. Foodstuffs shall be packaged so as to conserve quality and safety thereof at all stages of storage and trade. Label of foodstuffs containing food additives shall bear inscription “This product is not a medicine”. Label of foodstuffs containing GMOs shall bear inscription “Contains GMOs”. Full text Russian Website www.bizidei.ru References - Legislation Amended by Decree No. 79 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector amending Decree No. 36 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 90 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector amending Decree No. 36 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 26 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector amending Decree No. 36 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Hormones/steroids, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 71 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector amending Decree No. 36 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2010 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 27 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector amending Decree No. 36 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2010 Keyword: Fish products, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 28 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector amending Decree No. 36 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Ecological production/organic production, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 56 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector amending Decree No. 36 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Milk/dairy products, Consumer protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 69 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector amending Decree No. 36 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Breastfeeding/infant food, Consumer protection, Residues, Toxicity/poisoning, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 39 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector amending Decree No. 36 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Prohibited crops Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 30 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector amending Decree No. 36 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Prohibited crops Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 145 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector amending Decree No. 36 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2010 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Poultry products, Processing/handling Source: FAO, FAOLEX