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Governmental Decree No. 1242-N validating common Sanitary and hygienic requirements (regulations) for security of technological supportive means.

Country/Territory
Armenia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food additives Processing/handling Toxicity/poisoning Genetically modified organism (GMO) Public health Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Governmental Decree enters into force on 29 November 2014.
Abstract

This Governmental Decree validates sanitary and hygienic requirements for the use of nutrients for yeasts and enzyme preparations authorized for use in food production. The scope application of sanitary and hygienic requirements shall be prevention of risks for human health by finished food products. For enzyme-producing microbial strains should be the following information: (a) information on taxonomic situation (bacterial species); (b) name, classification and original name; (c) available information on toxicity and pathogenicity of bacterial species (for group bacteria, in which conventional pathogenic bacteria are encountered); and (d) declaration of use of genetically modified bacteria in the production of enzyme preparations. According to safety indicators enzymatic means must comply with the following requirements: (a) the content of toxic elements does not exceed 5 mg/kg (lead); (b) enzymatic agents must not contain viable forms of enzymes; (c) enzymes of microbial and mushroom origin must not contain antibiotics; and (d) enzymes of fungal origin must not contain mitotoxins (aphthoxine B1, T-2 toxin, zaryalenone, ochratoxin A, sterogenic).

Full text
Armenian
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