Decree No. 56 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector amending Decree No. 36 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Milk/dairy products Consumer protection 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 Item 3.39 is amended to add the following phrase: “Control of melamine contents in dairy products shall be carried out in case of reasonable assumption of the presence thereof in alimentary raw materials. Safety of foodstuffs in relation to melamine contents therein shall be establishes according to the hygienic requirements contained in the Annexes 1 and 3. Melamine contents shall not be allowed in all food products”. Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru References - Legislation Amends Decree No. 36 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2001 (2003) Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety, Nutrition, Processing/handling, Packaging/labelling, Food additives, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX