Instruction No. 01-7/8-11 of the Federal Fisheries Committee on packaging of fish products in plastic bags and lined boxes. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Fish products Packaging/labelling Standards Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety 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 Instruction regulates the packaging of frozen fish, salted fish, smoked fish, naturally dried fish and semi-finished fish products, whether or not vacuum packed, in plastic bags and lined boxes. Only plastic materials authorized for use by the state sanitary and epidemiological inspectorate shall be used for packaging fish products. The weight of the fish product shall be specified on the packaging. Boxes used to package plastic bags and lined boxes shall comply with standards and reusable containers shall comply with sanitary requirements. The Instruction contains the list of the materials authorized for packaging. Full text Russian Website www.inpravo.ru