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Federal Law FZ-29 on food quality and food safety.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official copy.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Basic legislation Food quality control/food safety Certification Hygiene/sanitary procedures Standards Registration School feeding Social protection Nutrition Food additives Public health Consumer protection Processing/handling Sugar Condiments/herbs/spices Business/industry/corporations Fraud Packaging/labelling Transport/storage Enforcement/compliance
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
Entry into force notes
The Federal Law enters into force from the date of its official publication except for Paragraph 1 of the Article 10 that is put in force after the official publication of the respective normative legislative acts validated by the Russian Government.
Abstract

This Federal Law regulates the relations in the field of safeguarding food quality and food safety for human health and future generations. Legal regulation of the relations in the field of safeguarding food quality and food safety is based upon this Federal Law, other Federal Laws, Federal Legal Acts that implement them and the laws and other regional normative legal acts. The principles of healthy nutrition are the basic rules and regulations, contributing to the strengthening of human health and future generations, reducing risk of developing diseases and including: (a) ensuring the priority of protecting the life and health of consumers of foodstuffs in relation to the economic interests of individual entrepreneurs and legal entities carrying out activities related to the circulation of foodstuffs; (b) correspondence of the energy value of the daily diet to energy consumption; (c) correspondence of the chemical composition of the daily diet to the physiological human needs for macronutrients (proteins and amino acids, fats and fatty acids, carbohydrates) and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals and trace elements, biologically active substances); the presence in the daily diet of foods with reduced saturated fat content (including trans fatty acids), simple sugars and table salt, as well as foods fortified with vitamins, dietary fiber and biologically active substances; (d) ensuring the most varied healthy diet and optimal nutritional regime; (e) application of technological processing and culinary processing of foodstuffs that ensure the preservation of their original nutritional value; (f) ensuring compliance with sanitary and epidemiological requirements at all stages of food circulation; and (g) exclusion of the use of falsified foodstuffs, materials and products. In circulation shall be authorized foodstuffs, materials and products, meeting the requirements established in accordance with legislation of the Russian Federation, and the have passed test for compliance with the established requirements with confirmed outcome thereof. Quality and safety of foodstuffs, materials and products shall be ensured by: (a) application of measures of state regulation in the field of ensuring quality and safety of foodstuffs, materials and products, including implementation of state supervision in the field of assurance of food quality and food safety, materials and products; (b) conducting scientific research in the field of nutrition of the population, prevention of the most common noncommunicable diseases and development of technologies for the production of foodstuffs, materials and products, aimed at improving their quality; (c) definition of physicochemical, organoleptic, microbiological and other indicators characterizing the properties of foodstuffs, as well as establishing criteria for their identification; (d) carrying out production control over quality and safety of foodstuffs, materials and products, the conditions of their production (manufacturing), packaging, sale, storage, transportation, including laboratory studies (tests) in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation; (e) application of quality management systems for foodstuffs, materials and products, including the use of a system of critical control points related to hazard analysis; (f) carrying out production control over quality and safety of foodstuffs, materials and products, the conditions of their production (manufacturing), packaging, trade, storage, transportation, including laboratory studies (tests) in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation; (g) development of measures in the field of standardization in order to improve quality of foodstuffs, materials and products, processes and technologies for their production; (h) encouraging manufacturers to produce foodstuffs, meeting quality criteria and principles of healthy nutrition; (i) rationing food supply depending on the age category of persons, their physiological needs, health status, quality indicators of foodstuffs; (j) establishing sanitary and epidemiological requirements for the organization of food processing control related to quality and safety of foodstuffs; (k) organization of outreach work on the formation of healthy food culture; and (l) support of food production for a healthy diet.

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Ministerial Decree No. 987 regarding state supervision and control in the field of ensuring quality and safety of foodstuffs.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2000

Keyword: Institution, Inspection, Beverages, Breastfeeding/infant food, Food additives, Potable water, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Viticulture/oenological practices, Nutrition

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No.2 of 2002 of State Grain Inspection attached to the Government of the Russian Federation regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of carrying out state control over quality and rational utilization of grain and its derivates.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002

Keyword: Cereals/grains/rice, Institution, Inspection, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 506-r of 2002 of the Head of Administration of the Astrakhan Region regarding carrying out special operation “Spawning”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002

Keyword: Inland fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Inspection, Migratory species, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Biodiversity, Fishery management and conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance No. 16 of the Chief Sanitary Inspector on tightening up sanitary inspection of the products of brewing industry.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2000

Keyword: Beverages, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety, Institution, Processing/handling, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance No. 2 of the Chief Sanitary Inspector on tightening up sanitary inspection of alcohol products.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2000

Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Food additives, Processing/handling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No.66-OZ on quality and safety of agricultural commodities and foodstuffs.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Governmental Decree No. 1612 validating the Regulation on the procedure for withdrawal from circulation, examination, temporary storage, disposal or destruction of low-quality and (or) dangerous food products, materials and products contacting with food.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2020

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Transport/storage, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Federal Law No. 199-FZ amending some legislative acts.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2005

Keyword: Environmental audit, Waste management, Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Fishing area, Fishery management and conservation, Meat, Milk/dairy products, Certification, Food quality control/food safety, Enforcement/compliance, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Federal Law No. 313-FZ amending some legislative acts.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008

Keyword: Certification, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Genetic resources

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Federal Law No. 45-FZ amending Federal Law FZ-29 on food quality and food safety.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2006

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Federal Law No. 532-FZ amending Federal Law FZ-29 on food quality and food safety.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014

Keyword: Food additives, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Federal Law No. 47-FZ amending Federal Law FZ-29 on food quality and food safety.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2020

Keyword: Basic legislation, Processing/handling, Certification, Food quality control/food safety, HACCP, Nutrition, School feeding, Breastfeeding/infant food, Food additives, Oils/oilseeds/fats, Public health, Fraud, Traceability/product tracing, Consumer protection, Research, Business/industry/corporations, Enforcement/compliance, Packaging/labelling, Transport/storage, Internal trade, International trade, Vending, Subsidy/incentive, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX