Government Decision No. HG442/2023 amending Governmental Decree No. HG538/2009 validating Sanitary Regulation on food additives. Country/Territory Moldova, Republic of Document type Regulation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Nutrition Food additives Registration Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations Abstract New definition shall be given to food additive considered a food product intended to supplement normal diet and which is a concentrated source of nutrients or one or a combination of nutrients or other substances with food or physiological effect and distributed in dosage form, that is, in form, for example, of capsules, tablets, lozenges, pills and other similar forms, dosed powders, ampoules with liquids, vials with drops and other similar forms of liquids and powders intended to be taken in measured quantities. Exclusion from the State Register of Food Additives and notification/registration of food additives is carried out by the National Agency for Public Health in the following cases: (a) if a food additive is found to be insufficiently safe; (b) at the request of the food sector operator; and (c) if false information is identified in the submitted documentation. Full text Russian/Romanian Website www.legis.md References - Legislation Implements Law No. LP306/2018 “On food safety”. Legislation | Moldova, Republic of | 2018 Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, HACCP, Food additives, Traceability/product tracing, Public health, Consumer protection, Processing/handling, Fraud, Risk assessment/management, Precautionary principle, Packaging/labelling, Transport/storage, Internal trade, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Animal welfare Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 10 “On state supervision over public health”. Legislation | Moldova, Republic of | 2009 (2016) Keyword: Public health, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food additives, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Governmental Decree No. HG538/2009 validating Sanitary Regulation on food additives. Legislation | Moldova, Republic of | 2009 (2017) Keyword: Food additives, Packaging/labelling, Novel food, Nutrition, Processing/handling, Internal trade, International trade, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX