Law No. 248 “On public health”. Country/Territory Kyrgyzstan Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Water Keyword Food quality control/food safety Potable water Water quality standards Water supply Geographical area Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force three months after the date of its official publication. Abstract The scope of this Law is the protection of public health. State sanitary and epidemiological supervision shall be aimed at prevention, identification and suppression of the offences with a view of ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population, and, in particular prevention of mass intoxication, prevention of spreading of infectious diseases and negative environmental impact and granting access to correct and reliable information of safety and quality of products. The purpose of this Law shall be to guarantee quality and safety of foodstuffs during processing, handling, storage, transportation and trade thereof, and also to ensure quality and safety of potable water. Full text Russian Website www.minjust.gov.kg References - Legislation Amended by Law No. 171 amending Law No. 248 “On public health”. Legislation | Kyrgyzstan | 2014 Keyword: Public health Source: FAO, FAOLEX