Law No. 301-Z on the safety of foodstuffs. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Basic legislation Food quality control/food safety Traceability/product tracing Processing/handling Packaging/labelling Breastfeeding/infant food Food additives Genetically modified organism (GMO) Registration Nutrition Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, 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 on 1 January 2008. Abstract This Law lays down the legal basis for ensuring the safety of food to protect human health and life, consumers and environment. It applies to domestic and imported foodstuffs as well as to their processing, sale, recycling and destruction. State regulation of food safety shall be based on the following principles: (a) priority of food safety; (b) prevention of negative impacts on humans or the environment; (c) transparency; (d) access to information; (e) scientific support for risks; (f) traceability of foodstuffs at all stages of processing, sale, recycling and destruction; and (g) liability. The Act consists of six sections: (1) general provisions; (2) state regulation; (3) rights and duties of legal and natural persons carrying out activities related to foodstuffs; (4) food safety requirements; (5) procedures for ensuring food safety requirements are met; and (6) final provisions. The manufacture, import and trade of foodstuffs, food additives, infant food, GMOs and other materials that come in contact with water and foodstuffs shall be authorized only following state registration. It shall be prohibited to register foodstuffs of the same type, name and manufacturer in multiple states. Food safety requirements shall be mandatory. Use of GMOs and food additives shall be authorized exclusively where there is scientific proof of their safety. Foodstuffs for trade must be labelled and otherwise identified for traceability purposes. Full text Russian Website www.pavlodar.com References - Legislation Repeals Law No. 543-II ZRK of 2004 on food quality and food safety. Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2004 Keyword: Basic legislation, Agricultural commodities, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Law No. 504-V ZRK amending Law No. 301-Z on the safety of foodstuffs. Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2016 Keyword: Institution, Registration, Breastfeeding/infant food, Food additives, Food quality control/food safety, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX